False compassion, false charity

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It is no wonder that non-Christians consider man first, and God (if at all), second.

But why does this seem to be the case with so many of us Catholics as well?

It seems that, at all costs, feelings must be preserved and allowances must be made for everyone, whatever their behavior, and however it may irreverence God.

This seems to be an attitude that pervades our culture, and I believe it has allowed evil to triumph in too many arenas of our daily life, from home, to workplace, to school, to even Church.

We cling to the command “Do not judge” and leave out the command to hallow God’s Name and to abhor what is evil. We consider the love of Christ and forget that He drove the money changers out of the temple with a whip.

So, how in the world do we break free from this? That’s what I want to know. How does one (and all) break free from this man-pleasing spirit, the need to be agreeable at all costs, the horror of appearing self-righteous to others in the attempt to “be Holy, as I am Holy”? It’s ruining us and causing us to lose our saltiness. Any thoughts?
 
There are some who fall into those traps,
but generalizing about people is generally an injustice to many people who do not (including yourself) !!! 🙂
 
desales09 said:
It is no wonder that non-Christians consider man first, and God (if at all), second.

But why does this seem to be the case with so many of us Catholics as well?

It seems that, at all costs, feelings must be preserved and allowances must be made for everyone, whatever their behavior, and however it may irreverence God.

This seems to be an attitude that pervades our culture, and I believe it has allowed evil to triumph in too many arenas of our daily life, from home, to workplace, to school, to even Church.

We cling to the command “Do not judge” and leave out the command to hallow God’s Name and to abhor what is evil. We consider the love of Christ and forget that He drove the money changers out of the temple with a whip.

So, how in the world do we break free from this? That’s what I want to know. How does one (and all) break free from this man-pleasing spirit, the need to be agreeable at all costs, the horror of appearing self-righteous to others in the attempt to “be Holy, as I am Holy”? It’s ruining us and causing us to lose our saltiness. Any thoughts?
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Easy…Kill yourself and become an angel…
Angels are like that.
Humans are fallible, sin, make most of the time wrong things…
But it is Christian to fight all days, whole days, whole years, all the time, till the end of the body when we become … angels…til then…forget about being perfect…
As Pascal, french philosopher said: “If you want to become an angel, you will be a beast, an infra human being!”
 
Pfaffenhoffen said:
Easy…Kill yourself and become an angel…
Angels are like that.
Humans are fallible, sin, make most of the time wrong things…
But it is Christian to fight all days, whole days, whole years, all the time, till the end of the body when we become … angels…til then…forget about being perfect…
As Pascal, french philosopher said: “If you want to become an angel, you will be a beast, an infra human being!”
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No one becomes an angel. And, 'kill yourself" - well, that is the path to hell! All human beings who die in a state of grace will end up in heaven - as saints, not angels.
 
desales09 said:
It is no wonder that non-Christians consider man first, and God (if at all), second.

But why does this seem to be the case with so many of us Catholics as well?

It seems that, at all costs, feelings must be preserved and allowances must be made for everyone, whatever their behavior, and however it may irreverence God.

This seems to be an attitude that pervades our culture, and I believe it has allowed evil to triumph in too many arenas of our daily life, from home, to workplace, to school, to even Church.

We cling to the command “Do not judge” and leave out the command to hallow God’s Name and to abhor what is evil. We consider the love of Christ and forget that He drove the money changers out of the temple with a whip.

So, how in the world do we break free from this? That’s what I want to know. How does one (and all) break free from this man-pleasing spirit, the need to be agreeable at all costs, the horror of appearing self-righteous to others in the attempt to “be Holy, as I am Holy”? It’s ruining us and causing us to lose our saltiness. Any thoughts?
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You make some great points.
My thoughts are
…There is a fine line that must be walked. We know this because Christ tells us to enter the narrow gate. So while “being agreeable at all costs” is bad, going too far the other direction (intolerant, judgmental and violent) is also bad.

…In looking at other Catholics and how they act, we must allow that everyone is in a different place on the journey and some are trying to move forward, while others are standing still. We should look to help our fellows, but not until we attend to the “plank in our own eye”…

…So - We must first get a hold of ourselves and begin to foster a true interior spiritual life. Remember that Christ, after being Baptized by John, went into the desert to be tempted. Remember that St Paul went off to"Arabia" after Jesus appeared to him and only after 3 years did he come back and begin his ministry.

…We cannot change the external world unless we change our own internal world. Only then can we become a “Light unto the world”, and even then only those who are attracted to the light will come while those who choose darkness will hate the light.

In short, the only one we have control over is ourselves. We can only improve the world by improving ourselves and living out our faith - which is Christ. If we are ridiculed? So be it - So was Christ. If others see Good in us and try to emulate us, then we know that it is not us, but Christ they are trying to emulate. Then we can take them by the hand and offer some guidance.

Peace
James
 
desales09 said:
It is no wonder that non-Christians consider man first, and God (if at all), second.

But why does this seem to be the case with so many of us Catholics as well?

It seems that, at all costs, feelings must be preserved and allowances must be made for everyone, whatever their behavior, and however it may irreverence God.

This seems to be an attitude that pervades our culture, and I believe it has allowed evil to triumph in too many arenas of our daily life, from home, to workplace, to school, to even Church.

We cling to the command “Do not judge” and leave out the command to hallow God’s Name and to abhor what is evil. We consider the love of Christ and forget that He drove the money changers out of the temple with a whip.

So, how in the world do we break free from this? That’s what I want to know. How does one (and all) break free from this man-pleasing spirit, the need to be agreeable at all costs, the horror of appearing self-righteous to others in the attempt to “be Holy, as I am Holy”? It’s ruining us and causing us to lose our saltiness. Any thoughts?
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Lately, I have become a little bit discouraged by the type of posts I see on CAF where it seems like nothing is acknowledged as sin against God (including Catholics offering food up to one’s ancestors, just as in pagan cultures).

This relativism is killing us.

There seems to be confusion in hating the sin versus hating the sinner. When one speaks against a sin, people try so hard to not be judgmental, they confuse the two.
 
The best answer is that each person ought to work on themselves, because a single person has little if any influence in what they say as compared to what they do. Breaking this man-pleasing spirit is by breaking it in oneself. Let a man start with himself, let a woman do the same. Then a married couple can prevent their kids from carching the disease, but people will not stop at a mere suggestion.

Might be a simple answer, but it is the only proven one. 🙂
 
Try praying to the Holy Spirit for direction and guidance.

One of my “waggish” friends likes to say, “You are unique … just like everybody else.”

So, since each of is unique, why not ask the Holy Spirit to come up with some unique ways for each of us to behave or act … in accordance with our own uniqueness.
 
Joan_M said:
No one becomes an angel. And, 'kill yourself" - well, that is the path to hell! All human beings who die in a state of grace will end up in heaven - as saints, not angels.
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Kill yourself it is an irony.
If you want to exit the world, kill yourself. But kill yourself is not a good solution. So, this is not the way.
There is a difference so great between angels and saints?
Jesus said: “You will become LIKE angels in Heaven”
 
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