Becoming a "trial" Catholic

[manualman]

Cut Edwin some slack. From his Episcopalian point of view, what he did was about as unacceptable as a catholic receiving eastern orthodox eucharist while being stationed in a country with lots of those churches and few to no catholic ones.

We recognize it as a big deal. He didn’t at the time, he does now, he isn’t doing it anymore. Water under the bridge. On the scale of indignities Christ has suffered at human hands, this one ranks far enough down the list that we can leave it to Him to handle it!

 

[TimothyH]

Actually, what you have quoted is not the Nicene creed, but rather the Apostles creed. No big deal, they both express the Catholic faith. By the way, the translation of the Nicene creed has been changed (to make it closer to the Latin) and the Church in English speaking countries will be reciting it beginning this November.

DOH!



Nicene creed, Apostle’s creed, whatever it takes!

-Tim-

 

[PennyinCanada]

When you were learning to drive (assuming you have a drivers license) did you find the rules of the road too strict? Is driving on the right side of the road too restrictive? Do you find it annoying to yield? To stop at the red light and let others go on the green? Stopping to fill up is annoying, and paying those gas prices hair raising, yet public transit is available if you don’t like it. Why are there so many cars on the road?

It’s quite easy to see when everyone obeys the rules of the road, hopefully there won’t be a car wreck along the way. Using a car is quite a privilege!
Not too sure why people don’t see Catholicism in the same way. We are all hoping to get from today to our last day without causing a train wreck of our lives and the people around us. Having God as our Father. How awesome is that? Can anything compare? No. It’s a privilege and a gift.

 

[7_Sorrows]

Hey guys,

My question is pretty straight forward: Is it okay for me to become a “trial” or “temporary” Catholic? I have a fairly good understanding of the Catholic faith for someone who is not a part of it. I have a lot of respect for it, however, I do not necessarily believe and accept everything it teaches. For example, I think the 10 commandments are not a bad thing and are a good moral code, but I don’t abide by all, or even most of them. I am attracted to Catholicism because of the love, but pushed away because of the strict rules. Can I become Catholic for a while and see how I like it, and then change if I don’t? I’m a Unitarian Universalist-Religious Humanist at heart.

i am not sure what a Unitarian Universalist-Religious Humanist is. i don’t know what you believe or what you are taught. you say you have a fairly good understanding of the Catholic faith, but you do not believe and accept everything it teaches. if that is the case, why would you want to become a “trial” Catholic? i would start by getting a book about Catholicism - even if it is Catholicism for Dummies - no disrespect meant. it is a good book. if you still want to learn more about the Catholic church, contact a Catholic church near you and ask to speak to the RCIA director. you can watch EWTN on television if your local cable provider or satellite provider has it in your channel lineup. visit a local Catholic bookstore. that is pretty much where my journey towards the Catholic faith started. i learned about the Rosary and taught myself to pray it. i studied 10 years before i decided to convert. there is so much to learn. read! read! read! to be Catholic you have to have discipline and make a commitment to the faith.