Feeling Divided between Catholicism and Lutheranism

[afvasque]

Wholeheartedly agree with Tis_Bearself. I myself am in a mixed marriage and I have only experienced support for both me and my s.o. never experienced an outright effort for conversion on her part during our convalidation.

With regards to OP’s question, your choice of religion is not dependent on how nice people are. It has to do with logic, history and scripture. I left the Catholic Church when I was young with the sincere goal to find the best fit for the teachings of the Judeo-Christian God. I started with the notion that: If God’s teaching is perfect, then his Church is one with a divinely inspired code of ethics whose doctrines should have been existent across time WITHOUT the need of change. That narrowed the search way to quickly to Judaism, Catholicism and Orthodoxy. My journey continued from that point on… However, as per the purpose of your question, lutheranism was never in the plate of options…

Search on YouTube Steve Ray’s take on things. He is very well read and very well informed.

 

[TC3033]

This seems to be an issue with TC’s particular parish or priest and not something that occurs at all parishes or as part of Catholic teaching.

To be fair…the “weirdness” was between two different parishes my wife and kids have been members of. The initial experience that I told up-thread was at the parish my wife and kid’s were members as before the current one.

asked him to help out as an usher

I looked into volunteering once when they were going to be short ushers. I wasn’t able to volunteer though, only confirmed Catholics.

he was always treated nicely at church events we did attend as a couple.

I don’t have many stories about attending events as a couple, but my neighbor sure does…