False nuns and priests

[Reilly]

Stephen-Maguire:

It is hard to challenge, I was thinking of printing it out and sending it to a few Churches around here, as they like to stick their leaflets through my door, so I’d like to return the favour.
I need to check copyright first, anyway if I find any more I’ll pass them on, problem is the private message facility is broken, so can’t contact people privately.
I haven’t heard any non Catholic responses to it, (yet)

Well Stephen, this kind of garbage has been going on for nearly 2000 years. Sometimes it is more virulent, and more graphic;sometimes it’s much more insidiuos, coming from those we should have reason to trust most, and uses slight bends of the rather than complete fractures of the same. Obviously it hasn’t worked, but Satan keeps trying.

Once you take your eyes off the cross (all Catholics should be “Cross”-eyed), it’s easy to slip off the difficult path. Once off the path, it’s harder than hades to get back on! I can attest to that. But in the end, if you know and understand the faith the Truth will shine through … no hand wringing required.

 

[PMV]

Anna Elizabeth:

Well, that does it for me! If the story is good enough for a devout Catholic woman (“women” in the story), who was a friend of a friend of the poster, whose message you can’t find, it’s good enough for me!

What did we ever do before these forums came about to teach us the truth about our 2000-year-old Church?

(Or perhaps I didn’t hang on to my faith tightly enough! )

:whacky:

Anna

Although I can’t find the message, I clearly remember reading this story. I’d never make this up, because from the bottom of my heart I’m hoping this is not true. I just had to share this story with other Catholics for a bit more closure in refusing to believe this.

 

[PaulDupre]

“Believe half of what you see, and none of what you hear.”

God go with you,
Paul

 

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MariaG:

I guess I would ask you a few questions to find out exactly where your shaken faith is at. Do you still believe in God? If yes, do you believe that Christ died for your sins? Do you still believe in Christianity? If you still believe in Christianity, do you believe the Bible is the inspired word of God? Do you believe the Catholic Church is Christian?

Maria, the answer to all those questions is yes; I do believe in God, and that Christ died for my sins, that the Bible is the inspired word of God and that the Catholic Church is Christain. In fact, my main goal in life is to be the best Catholic I could possibly be.
When I was just coming back to the faith, I came across this story on the internet. It shook my faith very badly since I was inexperienced with material like this. But over time it came back, as I learned more and more about Catholicism. However, it still just bothered me a bit lately and thought I might share it at perhaps the best place to have reassurance that it’s false.
Many of these responses are comforting to read, and have affected me positively.

 

[jrabs]

PMV:

Although I can’t find the message, I clearly remember reading this story. I’d never make this up, because from the bottom of my heart I’m hoping this is not true. I just had to share this story with other Catholics for a bit more closure in refusing to believe this.

This does smack of urban legend. These things are no different than gossip. Ya gotta turn your back to them and not pass it along.

 

[j_arden]

She did not become a nun since she heard the “truth” about Catholicism from the head nun

I wasn’t aware the Church had a “head nun.” Also, I don’t understand why this story would be a threat to our faith. There are many true stories about leaders in the Church that are much more scandalous than this probably-completely-made-up story.

• JP

 

[PMV]

j_arden:

I wasn’t aware the Church had a “head nun.” Also, I don’t understand why this story would be a threat to our faith.

I don’t think the Church has a “head nun.” What I meant by that was the nun who was in charge of that specific homeland.

 

[MariaG]

Maria, the answer to all those questions is yes; I do believe in God, and that Christ died for my sins, that the Bible is the inspired word of God and that the Catholic Church is Christain. In fact, my main goal in life is to be the best Catholic I could possibly be.
When I was just coming back to the faith, I came across this story on the internet. It shook my faith very badly since I was inexperienced with material like this. But over time it came back, as I learned more and more about Catholicism. However, it still just bothered me a bit lately and thought I might share it at perhaps the best place to have reassurance that it’s false.
Many of these responses are comforting to read, and have affected me positively. http://forum.catholic.com/images/smilies/signs/blessyou.png

Good. If that is the case, then all you have to do is to believe the word of God, that the Church will be a pillar and foundation of truth. As long as you keep that in mind, it does not matter what X priest says over here or x nun says over there, all you have to do is keep your eyes on Christ and keep moving forward! Trust that God would not make a church only to abandon it because it did not work out.

God Bless,
Maria

 

[mercygate]

This story – especially the “corroboration” from the priest – has all the hallmarks of yet another silly anti-Catholic story – not that you probably couldn’t find a LOT of nuns today who might actually believe something like this. But I ask you, at an intake interview to say: “Hey, everything you think you want to give your life to is false. You gotta problem widdat?”

Puhleez!

 

[uniChristian]

DominvsVobiscvm:

I myself am a former postulant of a religious order (the Society of Saint John Cantius).

Before, and after, I entered the postulancy I was told no such warning.

I mean, seriously, if such were true, you don’t think this fact would receive much more publicity? Would it even be possible for the Church to cover this up for 2000 years? Would so many hundreds (thousands?) of priests and religious martyr themselves for this faith if it were really only an inentional fabrication?

C’mon . . .

Remember not all of those martyred were Roman Catholic. There were many Christians killed in the Roman empire long before the edict of Milan and some of those killed were not Katholikos(universal)

 

[Steve_Andersen]

Who and what they were isn’t important in this case.

The real answer to wacky secret conspiracy theories is that the number of people involved in a hoax would by necessity be so large that it would be impossible to keep it a secret.

 

[jimmy]

uniChristian:

Remember not all of those martyred were Roman Catholic. There were many Christians killed in the Roman empire long before the edict of Milan and some of those killed were not Katholikos(universal)

Actually since the only Christians there were, were the Roman Catholics your statement is wrong.

 

[DominvsVobiscvm]

Actually since the only Christians there were, were the Roman Catholics your statement is wrong.

There has never been a moment in history when the only Christians were Catholics. There have always been heretics.

 

[jimmy]

DominvsVobiscvm:

There has never been a moment in history when the only Christians were Catholics. There have always been heretics.

OK, I am corrected, they had the arians and the nestorians and the others that were kicked out of the church.

 

[Paul_W]

Steve Andersen:

Who and what they were isn’t important in this case.

The real answer to wacky secret conspiracy theories is that the number of people involved in a hoax would by necessity be so large that it would be impossible to keep it a secret.

We’re asked to believe that with millions of priests and nuns, not a single one has a conscience that causes them to tell “the truth.” What about the fact that the Mother Superior gives away the “secret” even before the woman enters the convent! How many hundreds of thousands of people would have heard this secret, not become priests or nuns, but still maintain the secret?!

There is exactly one line in this story that makes sense:

As the wannabe nun spoke with the head nun privately (i think at a desk),

Yes, they have desks in the head nun’s office.

Everything else if nonsense.

 

[Kotton]

This reminds me of the stories told by ‘ex-priests/ex-nuns’ that so often appear on the web. In going through them I find most know less about the faith than I did in elementary school. Example: How could a priest go through seminary and serve as a missionary, and then claim he never heard the message of Christ’s salvation in the Catholic Church?

Yep, It’s an urban ledgend.

Kotton

 

[bob]

PMV:

Months ago, I’ve read a “true” story that someone wrote that “proves” Catholicism is false! I summarized the story here. As you read, hold on to your faith tightly…this affected me, and still bothers me.

Yea, sure the story is true!
I too believe in Santa Claus, elves, hobits, Elvis is alive, Microsoft is giving away free software, etc.

Definitely from a non-Christian source as non-Catholic Christians too believe that Christ died for us.

Either that or a very “sick” head nun (head nun? They did not even get the title right) and priest.
Would they devote they lives to a fallacy? Think about it!

Take it from the Apostles - they knew Christ, worked with Him, **died ** from Him.

Would you die for someone you did not believe, love, honour?

 

[Andreas_Hofer]

I’m not quite sure what to think of that story. It seems so plausible, but so hard to take. I think I’ll call up my friend who helped stage the moon landing and see if he’s heard anything from his buddies who protect Jesus’ descendants through Mary Magdalene. Can’t get much more reliable than that.

 

[The_Dead_Bishop]

Many are called, but few will be chosen.

 

[RobedWithLight]

This is the problem with stories coming from unidentified and unidentifiable people, from an unidentified place. Virtually anyone can come up with such stories and get away with it.

Surely, all those Christian martyrs, including Jesus’ apostles who heroically died for their faith would not have died willingly for something that is a farce. It is a psychological impossibility.

Or perhaps their martyrdom was fiction too?

Gerry