Catholics: How do you still justify going to church or being a part of the church?
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Good thing no one is supporting those institutions here either. Difference is when those other institutions get caught there are consequences. |
Anonymous
You con't have to be a catholic cleric to abuse children -- but it helps. |
dylanbar
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| They say that the church is where God is, is this true? |
annehemm
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| We tend to see God as a generator of humanitarian aid: "God gives us more health, more success, and a raise!...." We come to the temple to receive something in it. The temple is the walls built around the Sacrament of Communion. The sacrament consists in reaching out to people to become "partakers of the divine essence. We are allowed to touch the energy that no power plant in the world can produce. That is why I always try to go to church with my family https://firstchurchlove.com and spend as much time as possible in prayer. After all, agree that your prayers at home and church are very different because of the atmosphere. |
Anonymous
| Why do people remain US citizens after Trump and all of the other racist presidents we’ve had? |
Anonymous
because some of them think that Trump was sent by God. Others are hoping for a reversal in politics, and others are just stuck. |
Anonymous
In your experience, does where you pray affect whether or not your prayers are answered? |
Anonymous
| If you're still checking this post, OP, I'm very sorry for your pain. I grew up Catholic and was very committed to the church and almost became a nun. After the reports came out about what had happened in Pennsylvania, I couldn't even bring myself to step back in a Catholic Church. Especially with my young daughter. I'd already been having a lot of misgivings about the theology for a few years, so this drove me to finally act on them and leave. I'm Eastern Orthodox now and very happy and at home there. |
Anonymous
Because we’re working for change. Get it? |
Anonymous
I was going to recommend Eastern Orthodox for lapsed Catholics. I was born Orthodox. My dad converted. He had issues with the Catholic Church but felt better in the Orthodox Church. |
Anonymous
Not the same, because you can leave the church without physically moving and still work to change it. Also, not a good comparison because you can't vote against racist policies, etc, if you're no longer a citizen. |
Anonymous
| We recognize that humans are broken but Jesus is perfect. So humans are going to run the church in a broken manner. That shouldn't surprise anyone. But Jesus told us how to worship Him and we believe that is through the Catholic Church. |
Anonymous
| Do you send your children to public school? Do you support public schools with your taxes? Because there are so many more convicted molesters in public schools. So many more cover-ups in public schools. There's just not as much press about it because, well, that's a matter of opinion. |
Anonymous
| Lol stay triggered |
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| I “justify” it because I don’t believe the entire Church is rotten. Just as there have been bad leaders, there are also very very good leaders who have done very very good things. I know priests and nuns desperately working to regain the trust that those before them violated. I will not blame them and will give them a chance to rebuild. As PP said, I believe my Church has been passed down from Jesus and that faith is unshakable, even in the face of evil. |