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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Then you don't believe in the Catholic faith.  So why are you Baptizing a child in a religion you don't believe in?  As for the issue of sexual abuse, you are 100% correct.  The way it was handled was not right.  No argument there.  [/quote]

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