I think you’re overstating it a tiny bit. The issue, I believe, is that she should fulfill her Sunday Obligation by going to a Catholic liturgy instead of (or in addition to) an Orthodox liturgy.
When I was a Catholic, attending an Orthodox Divine Liturgy did fulfill the Obligation…the Melkite Diocese used to put out brochures citing the Official Catholic Church Documents that confirmed that. Though I have heard that the Catholic Church has since changed that practice. I converted to Orthodoxy in 2003, but had been attending Orthodox Divine Liturgy since about 1997.
I’m reminded of a part of Scott Hahn’s story. This isn’t an exact parallel or anything, but in describing the period in his life when he first became zealous about Christianity, he says that one reason he felt certain that Catholicism was wrong were the many Catholic friends he had known who were heavily into drinking, swearing, etc.
Agreed
That is not the same as saying “she doesn’t want to” practice her faith, which is what you said in your earlier post.
Were you a cradle Catholic? And how is your friend doing now?
The conversation wasn’t aimed directly at you. Just a point elaborated on, which is communicate to each other, counseling/priest.
I wasn’t answering my own question. I was suggesting an answer to the proposed question. In relation to…Why not answer your own question?
I’m not sure what that has to do with the rest of your post, but thanks for the vote of confidence.
Hmmm
that’s why there is an “and” in the sentence you highlighted…Idiom. What part exactly are you not following. I see you would like to engage me in a conversation. What would you like to discuss exactly? I found this a little puzzling at first … but then it occurred to me that you might have gotten this from post #55 when I said:
(which I guess could have sounded like I was saying do me a favor and stick around).If that’s the case, then I’d point out the next sentence:
Yes.
“She isn’t concerned about this.” - ‘This’ being that she isn’t fulfilling her Catholic obligation, one of the Precepts of the Catholic Church, not fulfilling a Holy Day of Obligation is a mortal sin for Catholics. He expressed in his post that he had expressed his concern to his wife about this & her response is she doesn’t care, “isn’t concerned”, about following the Catholic Church.
Per her husband’s posts, he has expressed his concern to her about it, but she doesn’t want to attend a Catholic Mass in addition to Orthodox Divine Liturgy because it’s too much.
No, I think you’re stretching it to mean what you want it to mean, i.e., if she didn’t honestly care about her Catholic faith, then why isn’t she the one converting?
Why would anyone want to attend two different liturgies from two different Apostolic Churches???
The Facebook friend I mentioned who was raised Orthodox, but never practiced that Faith who later converted to the Catholic Church - he’s completely isolated himself from all of his family by moving to another State and he says he still struggles with Lust every moment and he does not have a Spiritual Father to help guide him from the Passion of Lust to a life of purity as he would have had if he’d turned back to the Orthodox Faith after leading a life abandoned to the slavery of sin. He’s left to try to figure it out on his own and mentioned he tries to go on a hike everyday to get away from people.
Apparently, there are, but according to another poster, they mainly post or stay in the Apologetics forum.