Have you ever walked out of Mass?

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Originally Posted by felsguy
gray-haired man-nun??? Not familiar with the term. I probably should know better than to ask, but care to enlighten us?
adopted_heir said:
Well it’s not officially endorsed, of course. It’s more descriptive. You see them, you think they’re someone’s grandmother, because there’s no habit–just the ubiquitous drab pantsuit, sometimes with a peace sign medallion or female symbol on a chain. Very rarely a cross or crucifix. Her hair is usually steel gray and chopped short in either the retired-man cut, or the ever-popular chicken-butt. Most commonly it’s the most masculine a woman can get her hair without a buzz. She leads the interfaith Taize drum circle and, while she maybe doesn’t openly call for a female priesthood, she all but effects it in her own parish. She can be recognized by the presence of an emasculated, downtrodden priest kept stripped of any power except the most restricted (Consecration) or token (referring couples to her for counseling).
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:rotfl: “Bless me Father for I have sinned. I knew I shouldn’t have asked but I just couldn’t resist.”

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Just sharing here. I’ve never walked out. Even with enduring bongos, flutes, drums, kazoos and Dan Schulte clown car music. I’m made of sterner stuff. Bullet proof.
 
whipp711 said:
Just sharing here. I’ve never walked out. Even with enduring bongos, flutes, drums, kazoos and Dan Schulte clown car music. I’m made of sterner stuff. Bullet proof.
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You are a tougher man than I am. My brain would be jelly somewhere between the bongos and the kazoos.:o
By the time the “Dan Schulte clown car music” started I would be begging for mercy, unless I escaped earlier.
Who needs waterboarding with an agenda such as this?😃
 
I remember one time as a youngster (I was probably 7 or so) when there was an incident at mass where the vast majority of people got up and left. My siblings and I were at ages where our parents probably couldn’t just get up and leave quickly, but I remember them being very uncomfortable and probably wanting to bolt as well.

There was a guest, not from our parish, who was giving an announcement at the end of the mass about his charity. I don’t remember all the details, but at face value it was a pro-life organization which seemed perfectly normal and acceptable. Once he started to speak, I remember the absolute hate that spilled from his mouth – denouncing anybody thinking of abortion as worse than Hitler, there was a bizarre comparison to slavery and an anti-gay slur that I cannot figure out how it was connected. It was definitely more about how he was saying it than anything. Standing up in a Catholic church with a message so full of hate just drove the whole congregation out.

He, his group, or any other group resembling that, were not allowed to speak as such in that parish ever again.
 
No, never. Considered it a few years ago when a priest called the kids up to the altar and told them to dance. (thankfully the kids just looked at him like he was from another planet!) and one other time when the priest was taping the mass, I don’t want to be on anyone’s tape! Other than that, nope, never even thought about walking out of Mass.
 
Armor_of_Light said:
…That is what I was referring to. Not the music or hand-holding.
I seem to recall you challenging me to find documentation before on another thread. Does the church need documentation to say that Peter Cottontail is not appropriate? My point was, that at some point, the mass would no longer be valid and we SHOULD walk out if the abuses were serious enough.
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If the Eucharist was not valid (and that would take a major change in the words of consecration or totally invalid material) then it would not be a Mass and one would not be walking out on Jesus. In no case would music, dancing, preaching, dress, clapping or even “Kum Ba Yah” invalidate the Eucharist.
 
pnewton said:
If the Eucharist was not valid (and that would take a major change in the words of consecration or totally invalid material) then it would not be a Mass and one would not be walking out on Jesus. In no case would music, dancing, preaching, dress, clapping or even “Kum Ba Yah” invalidate the Eucharist.
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Even a Black Mass does not invalidate the Eucharist.
Refusal to remain at a grossly irreverent or sacrilegious Mass is in no way “walking out on Jesus”.
 
roadsend said:
Even a Black Mass does not invalidate the Eucharist.
Refusal to remain at a grossly irreverent or sacrilegious Mass is in no way “walking out on Jesus”.
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If one does not have the proper intent, form or substance, the Mass is invalid. Non-priests can not say Mass. Fake priests can not say Mass. Therefore I do not know why Black Mass is being brought up, except as a strawman. No one is trying to substantiate support of Satanism. I disagree that walking out is not walking out on Jesus, as I do believe in that Jesus is really present in the Eucharist. That is not only my opinion, but my faith. No opinion of mine on music or reverence would override my faith, but in this matter I speak only for myself. I could not walk out. There is no such thing as an obligaiton to walk out if the Mass is deemed too irreverent by an individual. That is a made up opinion, not a Church teaching.
 
pnewton said:
If one does not have the proper intent, form or substance, the Mass is invalid. Non-priests can not say Mass. Fake priests can not say Mass. Therefore I do not know why Black Mass is being brought up, except as a strawman. No one is trying to substantiate support of Satanism. I disagree that walking out is not walking out on Jesus, as I do believe in that Jesus is really present in the Eucharist. That is not only my opinion, but my faith. No opinion of mine on music or reverence would override my faith, but in this matter I speak only for myself. I could not walk out. There is no such thing as an obligaiton to walk out if the Mass is deemed too irreverent by an individual. That is a made up opinion, not a Church teaching.
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Remaining in a sacrilegious or irreverent Mass is also your opinion and your choice. It is not Church teaching. I have seen irreverence and sacrilege at Mass and I choose not to condone such behavior with my presence. My opinion is that to remain in a grossly irreverent and/or sacrilegious Mass is sinful. It is my choice to leave. It is in no way “walking out on Jesus” any more than leaving a burning church without carrying out the tabernacle.

Satan is real. Black Masses are real and they have happened. They are not make believe.
They are sacrilege and irreverence to the extreme.
 
adopted_heir said:
I agree with you about the nuns, for sure, and women ‘of a certain age,’ per my observation…

And yes, after attending several NO parishes for the first two (maybe three? I can’t remember) years of my being Catholic, I was wondering what the point of converting was. TLM fixed that. 🙂
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When we refugees look back, we can see that the abuses were a blessing in disguise. 👍
The TLM has made me feel closer to the heart of the Church.
 
Never walked out on Mass, and don’t intend to. I can’t see any situation in which I would, unless possibly if the priest blatantly preached against Church doctrine.

I have an obligation to attend Mass; if there’s something about it I don’t like (music I don’t like) that’s not my choice.

I did attend Mass where rules were actually broken (the priest celebrating introduced a Protestant minister to give the homily) but even then I didn’t walk out; I just stopped going there.
 
pnewton said:
If the Eucharist was not valid (and that would take a major change in the words of consecration or totally invalid material) then it would not be a Mass and one would not be walking out on Jesus. In no case would music, dancing, preaching, dress, clapping or even “Kum Ba Yah” invalidate the Eucharist.
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…Yeah…that’s what I said. Thanks for summing it up. Glad we agree.
 
I always walk out right after communion. To be honest, I still can’t figure out why everyone else sticks around after that part.
 
Dogmatic said:
I always walk out right after communion. To be honest, I still can’t figure out why everyone else sticks around after that part.
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Because Mass isn’t over yet, that is why.

Is leaving Mass after Communion a sin?
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=294488

When is it proper to leave Mass?
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=224365

Can you leave Mass after Communion?
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=165155

What should be done about those who leave Mass early?
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=170564
 
Dogmatic said:
I always walk out right after communion. To be honest, I still can’t figure out why everyone else sticks around after that part.
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To pray? To be thankful? To catch up with friends and neighbours outside? To hear announcements?

Was your post entirely serious?
 
Well Jesus overturned the tables of the money-changers, so there are many reasons why someone these days would get up and leave.

Talking, talking, and more talking, even during the Consecration…
Cell phones going off…
Females in scantly clad clothing…
Clown Masse’s… ( never saw one of those thank God )
Even after Mass people chatter whilst others kneel and pray…
Priest’s not telling people to button it…

Enough is enough, you can bend a branch so far until finally it will snap, it snapped for me one time…
 
I left before mass started just this last Saturday, but it was mainly because for some reason the church was incredibly packed and there was nowhere to sit. I don’t like crowds so I decided I’d just go Sunday morning instead. I don’t think I’ve ever left mid-mass, although one time I had a time crunch and so had to duck out shortly after communion (it was Palm Sunday and our priest was taking forever to wrap up the mass, or I would’ve stayed). I don’t think I’ve ever left because of anger or anything like that.
 
Slaney said:
Well Jesus overturned the tables of the money-changers, so there are many reasons why someone these days would get up and leave.

Talking, talking, and more talking, even during the Consecration…
Cell phones going off…
Females in scantly clad clothing…
Clown Masse’s… ( never saw one of those thank God )
Even after Mass people chatter whilst others kneel and pray…
Priest’s not telling people to button it…

Enough is enough, you can bend a branch so far until finally it will snap, it snapped for me one time…
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Wonder if Christ Himself would stay in Church if He saw the following? The second is in a private home, but if it were to occur in a Catholic Church, I wonder if He would stay?

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I don’t remember ever walking out mid divine liturgy , but I probably did it atleast once. The thing is I see it quite abit at the masses I go to. The people are good and wait until after receiving the Eucharist. However, I’ve seen them take the Eucharist and walk right out the door. It makes me alittle sad truth be told. I can understand if you have an emergency or something but I’ve seen alot of people do it. I honestly blame it on poor catachesis because if they really knew what they were doing they’d likely stay.
 
No, I can honestly say I have not.

I don’t even leave my pew until the priest leaves first. Usually right after Mass and after the priest leaves the Altar, I will go and light a candle. After that, I will leave and say hi to the priest outside while he greets others.
 
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