Any hope they'll return to the faith?

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I have someone who is dear to me in my life who was raised a Catholic but faced an emotional abusive upbringing at the hand of their devout parents and subsequently left the church when their marriage was criticized by said parents. Now this person is a die hard democratic socialist. I want to believe that all things are possible with God, but this person hates the church and practicality worships politicians. Is there any hope they will ever return to the faith?
 
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Now this person is a die hard democratic socialist. I want to believe that all things are possible with God, but this person hates the church and practicality worships politicians. Is there any hope they will ever return to the faith?
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Two things to think about:
  1. there is always hope…pray to St. Monica who had the same concerns about her worldly son, later known as St. Augustine.
  2. this has little to do with your labeling (even if accurate) the person as a “social democrat”…there are equal number of political conservatives who “practically worship politicians”, and who some might conclude “hate” the Church by putting worldly politics above heavenly spiritualism.
 
I was referring to the pro abortion Politicians when I said that. Im sorry I wasn’t clear.
 
Also this person identifies themselves as a democratic socialist very publicly and religiously has supported one candidate for years. Im not trying to slander them.
 
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And, this person has publicly shamed people for staying Catholic after the priest abuse. So, yeah, they hate the church and bash it regularly.
 
Remember them in your prayers.

Emotional abuse leaves scars that take years to heal.
You need to be the stable, gentle, Christian presence in their lives (you are not responsible for their return to the Church, but you can still minister to them).

And remember that God loves them more than you do. ❤️
 
Probably not much. Just pray that they find their own way in this life, and in the next.
 
There is always hope.

But all you can do is pray for them. You cannot change them, you can only change how you deal with them.

You can love them, support them in their life, help them, spend time with them, etc., but that doesn’t mean that you need to listen to them speak badly about the Church, or their political rants. You may need to agree to disagree.
 
As long as there is life, there is hope.

Be the best loving, joyful example you can possibly be!
 
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