Ally, the root of the “sickness” is the many years in my life supporting such hurtful dogma. I was taught as a child that all non Catholics were doomed to hell. Imagine a child of 6 or 7 hearing that and worrying about the non Catholic loved ones in her life. My gay sister took the time (as an adult) to ask a priest to explain the church…
Ally, the root of the “sickness” is the many years in my life supporting such hurtful dogma. I was taught as a child that all non Catholics were doomed to hell. Imagine a child of 6 or 7 hearing that and worrying about the non Catholic loved ones in her life. My gay sister took the time (as an adult) to ask a priest to explain the church’s position on homosexuality; she was a devoted Catholic. He said she could not be part of the Catholic Church if she remained gay. This dogma is antithetical to the teachings of the prophet upon which the religion is centered. The sadness I speak of is the unwillingness of millions of good Catholics to create/demand change in the hierarchy.
Moureen, Religion is always a Difficult subject as there are so many different points of view amongst the practitioners. My humble view is that Faith is something someone acquires thru introspection and cannot and should not be imposed. we must allow each other to find our own faith pertinent to ourselves. I find that in most religions there are common threads to be found in kindness and a sense of community.
Ally, the root of the “sickness” is the many years in my life supporting such hurtful dogma. I was taught as a child that all non Catholics were doomed to hell. Imagine a child of 6 or 7 hearing that and worrying about the non Catholic loved ones in her life. My gay sister took the time (as an adult) to ask a priest to explain the church’s position on homosexuality; she was a devoted Catholic. He said she could not be part of the Catholic Church if she remained gay. This dogma is antithetical to the teachings of the prophet upon which the religion is centered. The sadness I speak of is the unwillingness of millions of good Catholics to create/demand change in the hierarchy.
Moureen, Religion is always a Difficult subject as there are so many different points of view amongst the practitioners. My humble view is that Faith is something someone acquires thru introspection and cannot and should not be imposed. we must allow each other to find our own faith pertinent to ourselves. I find that in most religions there are common threads to be found in kindness and a sense of community.
A great saint once said ‘All religions lead to God’.
I suspect those that see their religion is the ‘only way’ have lost sight of this truth….