ExAFO 0 #26 February 1, 2006 QuoteHey ...IM not catholic and I pose a Question to you all. WHY ARE CATHOLICS SOO CLOSE MINDED....why do they hate on people...I am dating a catholic girl...and her FAMILY HATES ME becuase I am not CATHOLIC. How come this supposivly Nice religion is soo cruel and Mean. CANT WE ALL JUST ACCEPT THAT WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENCES....this also goes to the Catholics against GAYS....REDICULOUS! -jeff- Asshat...There are dickhead fundies in every flavor of Christianity, Islam, whatever...Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #27 February 1, 2006 My brother is Catholic and I am not. He won't let me near his son because I'm apparently a bad influence due strictly to my belief system. I was asked not to attend the baptism, although I do support and respect my brother's faith. My mother is Catholic and beat and molested me for a decade, before I left home. I was expelled from my extended family (very strict Polish Catholics) because I divorced my husband... didn't matter that he beat on me. But that is one family out of a much larger number of Catholics. Some Catholics took me in when I had no other place to stay. Some are friends, many are patients of mine and although religion does come up in the conversations, they have always given me the same respect as I have them. It is always the bad that stands out in any person's mind when considering a group of people, never the good. Unfortunately, those bad seeds give the whole a bad name, and this is true of any group.. Catholics, Muslims, rednecks, maybe even skydivers. Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kj126 0 #28 February 1, 2006 Quotethe religion is complex as many are and one belief they have is that if you are not married in the church you are not married in the eyes of God. since any boyfriend is a potential future son-in-law i can see you're not being catholic as a problem to them. they're not going to get any nicer til you convert, haha, but i don't recommend it. This statement isn't entirely true...of course as a Catholic you are supposed to be married in the church but if for some reason you don't your marriage can still be blessed at a later date by a priest and then it is accepted. It's a very short, simple ceremony that can be performed privately in the priest's office if necessary. Also, a Catholic can marry a non-Catholic. I'm Catholic, my husband is Baptist. He chose not to convert and the only person who even mentioned it to him was me. I mentioned it only so that we could worship together as a family. The only thing my priest asked was if he had any problem with our children being raised as Catholics. My husband attends Mass with me on special occassions like Midnight Mass etc. and he participated in our daughter's Christening ceremony. Oddly enough, my childrens God-Parents (who also participated in the Christening ceremony) are all protestants-my children and I are the only Catholics in my family. QuoteWHY ARE CATHOLICS SOO CLOSE MINDED....why do they hate on people That's an unfair statement, it's a shame that you automatically assume her parents have a problem with you because of differing religious beliefs. It's been my experience that most people who have a problem with Catholics or the Catholic faith in general simply don't understand it and are most often confused by the traditions.I Am Sofa King We Todd Did!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #29 February 1, 2006 QuoteIt's been my experience that most people who have a problem with Catholics or the Catholic faith in general simply don't understand it and are most often confused by the traditions. Isn't that a little narrowminded too? I am quite familiar with both Catholics and the Catholic faith. I have absolutely no respect for the Catholic church for a host of reasons. But lack of respect for an actual group does not mean lack of respect for individual members of a group. Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airfury17 0 #30 February 1, 2006 Now I think we are getting at an Issue Respect....Do we all jsut need to respect one another I learned I WASNT BEING RESPECTD so then...I DISRESPECTED others....is this jsut a cycle that goes over and over and over? Till people just hate eachother? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #31 February 1, 2006 Quote Now I think we are getting at an Issue Respect....Do we all jsut need to respect one another I learned I WASNT BEING RESPECTD so then...I DISRESPECTED others....is this jsut a cycle that goes over and over and over? Till people just hate eachother? Therin lies the problem. A person can be childish and start judging or disrespecting other belief sytems, or they can act with integrity and refuse to perpetuate a problem. It's much easier to dish the nastiness back, but much more productive to take the high road. In my experience, respect is as much perception as action. Some people have a chip on their shoulder and see others as being disrepectful toward them when there actually is no animosity there. I've been treated like crap before, and I personally refuse to make another person feel the way I have in some situations. I'm sure I screw up on that philosophy sometimes, I am human, but I at least try to make my little bubble of the world a bit more peaceful. Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
