Being A Famous Catholic

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as my username says, i am a catholic car person. my dream is to become a pro race car driver or a youtuber that is based on cars. this could/would bring fame along with is but is 100% not the reason i want this. my goal is only to make my interest into a possible job. is this a sin to be famous, even though it is not the reason i want this? thanks.
 
Do you think the Pope committed a sin for being famous? Maybe thats why he goes to confession every week…

sarcasm intended
 
But I also think you shouldn’t make quick decisions as such. Things like that take time. And by the time that time comes, you may have already found a different path. My tip is just go go with the flow and you’ll find your way (through God of course)
 
thank you for the reply. i plan on taking that advice. i just want to make sure that following my interest that could lead to fame isn’t a sin
 
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Dedicate all that you do to His glory.
And, should (when) you stumble, repent and go to confession.
All sorts of people have dedicated their lives and works to God.
 
does this mean that because being internet famous about car things or being a driver would be sinful because it is not directly about God? (directly about God is probably the wrong way to say it but I think the point comes across)
 
Bankers, moms, police officers, teachers, dads, firefighters are not directly about God, and yet each person engaging in activity under one of these headings has the ability to glorify God through his or her service.
We are all called to holiness and how we go about our work may be part of our response to this call.
 
No. Being famous isn’t a sin. The Church has had many famous people like St. Mother Teresa, Ven. Fulton Sheen, Mother Angelica, and many, many more. If you want to achieve something good in life, just do your best, and God will do the rest.
 
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Vocation comes first. That is not a desire, a want, something to be grasped at, but something to be discerned - possibly over several years.

One point of being a great person (and no great Christian thinks of themselves as great) is to do God’s will. If fame comes, give the glory to God. If poverty or sickness arrive, give glory to God.

Ayrton Senna was certainly the greatest Formula One driver of his age. He was also a devout Catholic - and a very good thing, too, as the end came very suddenly for him.

As I said, discernment.
 
very well said. thank you for the reply and comparison because that applies directly to what I was asking.
 
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