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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your cousin was molested and you're still a follower?  You don't question doctrine?

wow

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I make sense.

Those who just keep the peace w/o ignoring any of the problems are enablers.

If you don't question the church, you're basically excusing all the sexual predators hidden by those high up.  I am probably more religious than many of you, as my culture cannot be separated from Catholicism.  In fact, we "corner" the Catholic market!

However, when I encounter such "devout" Catholics - like you, PP - who question those of us who want the church to change for the better, I do indeed think I'm surrounded by religious zealots.

So b/c I want to help change the church for the better - b/c we should all move forward/evolve, right, PP? - I should leave instead?

Soon you'll be one of a 100 Catholics left b/c of your blind faith.

[quote=Anonymous]I am really, really puzzled as to why you want to be Catholic, or why you want your children to have sacraments in the Catholic church.

It doesn't make an iota of sense based on your post.

Is it because of family?  You are a grown up; find a religion that you actually believe in.

Ritual?  Why not Anglican (if you are liberal) or Lutheran (if you are moderate).  You can still get the ceremony of the Mass, but in adherance to your belief structure.

If you don't believe and in fact mock the main tenets of this faith, and have such distain for those who practice it, then why be Catholic?

You do not make any sense.

[quote=Anonymous]I think it's unreasonable to think that godparents HAVE to be bible-thumping Catholics!  Quite frankly, I don't have that many "good" Catholics in my life.  My childrens' godparents aren't at mass every Sunday, and some don't even belong to a church.  Our church wasn't that picky.  I want people in my childrens' lives who love them as much as we do and who WILL treat them as their own should anything happen to us.  I don't give a rat's ass if they're not in church every Sunday either.

Furthermore, transubstantiation is ridiculous.  Basically, it's cannibalism if you truly believe the host and wine turn into body and blood.  When my daughter had her Communion, she thought the whole transformation was bizarre.  And I'm glad she had that reaction.  So I told her that there are other religions that don't believe in that process, believing it to be symbolic instead.

OP, keep questioning, and ignore people who can't see beyond these "rules."  Maybe one day, if enough people start to complain, the Catholic church will indeed change.  As it stands now, the whole pedophilia scandal (with creeps still coming out of the woodwork) isn't exactly making the church attractive to many.

[quote=Anonymous]Cradle Catholic here and I've never heard of godparents having to prove that they've given money to their parish.  They have to be registered parishoners and have a form filled out by the priest at their parish.  Not terribly unreasonable, again, considering they are standing up saying they are Catholics in good standing and are supporting you in raising your child as a Catholic.

With regard to the Lutheran poster, unless you were attending a very liberal church at which the priests looked the other way the Catholic church has never been open to non-Catholics receiving communion.  Join us in prayer, yes, but only those who have been baptized and received the Sacrament of the Eucharist are to receive holy communion.  It's not an insult, it's part of the faith.

OP, if indeed your priest is heaping tons of requirements on you, I can see where you would be frustrated.  We had challenges with the parish where we received our pre-Cana marriage counseling.  However, with all due respect, you haven't articulated what the requirements are that you are deeming so outrageous.[/quote][/quote][/quote][/quote]

Going back to your original post...transubstantiation really has nothing to do with sexual predators.  I don't think transubstantiation is ridiculous however I do believe that sexual predators should be punished and that the church should deal with that reality.  The Eucharist is the heart of the Catholic faith so if you don't believe in it you don't really believe in the Catholic faith.  Really that what Catholic is --[b] a faith not a culture.[/b]

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So you'll separate the Hasidic Jew from his Jewish "culture?"  It's one and the same for many.

As an Italian Catholic, it's one and the same.

So don't tell me that faith is not a culture.

However, as I mentioned earlier, there's a lot that needs to be reformed.  And those who blindly follow doctrine only make it worse for the church, as it's losing many followers.

And why are YOU comparing transubstantiation with sexual predators?  I never said they were the same or related.  I am claiming that this blind faith will ultimately blind you to what's really going on in the church.  Do you seriously think that the church is free of predators?  As we move forward, we STILL hear horror stories of pedophiles who have been protected by the church.

Sadly, I am beginning to realize that so many Catholics have NO critical thinking skills - choosing instead to believe some of the tales in the bible are true.

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I never said there are no more sexual predators in the church.  They are actually every where, but so you know where I'm coming from my cousin was one who was molested by a priest and then the pastor stood up in Church and attacked my aunt and uncle for speaking out about it.  So please get off your high horse thinking you know better than others about this scandal. What I do realize is that the Church has made numerous mistakes in the handling of this issue but that it does not definie the Church in its entirety.  And yes the Church is a faith not a culture in terms of what you think like American. You can be Italian and been raised Cahtolic but turn your back on the faith which you indicate you have by your statements saying you don't believe what the church teaches.[/quote][/quote]

I never said I don't question doctrine. I do believe in the Eucharist.  As for my cousin, have you seen the thread about leaving children with men? The priests who molested are the ones who did wrong and the coverup was wrong, it doesn't change the doctrine of the Church or mean tha every priest is a pedophile .  So yes I still believe because the faith is the one started by Jesus but we do have to be on guard from wrong doing from human beings.[/quote]

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