Is anyone here a positive Catholic?

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My thought is, If evil is going to utilize social media to push his agenda, Then we as Catholics should surely use whatever resource we have at our disposal to combat it. I don’t see the issue with internet Catholics as long as what they speak of falls in line with the teachings of the Church. We need to reach people however we can, always with charity. God Bless
 
I am a very happy Catholic who feels positive about the Church. 🙂 But, maybe that’s just me. I’m a naturally optimistic, happy, person and I genuinely love the Catholic Church!!! 🙂
 
Tis_Bearself said:
I’m not exactly a happy face person. I am quite cynical, practical and realistic.
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I just wanted to thank you for your reply on my last post regarding Gerry Metatics and his sedevacantism. You were really the only one who even attempted to answer my question. Unfortunately my question really didn’t get answered which I wish I would have found out one way or another, but it sounds like the church doesn’t really excommunicate non-clergy, if I understand you correctly. Or at the very least they don’t go out actively looking for someone to excommunicate that’s not clergy. Thanks again for at least attempting to answer my question. I just wish someone had some sort of link that addresses it one way or another since he is a public figure, and speaks our openly against every pope since Vatican II as being an anti-Pope.
 
I think this online environment doesn’t help.

I only signed up last week after spending a couple of years reading. It seemed very argumentative & negative which is why I never bothered joining. I thought I’d give it a try.

I’d say I’m very happy. I joyfully interact with people at church and elsewhere. I discuss religion with people of different beliefs and it doesn’t get heated.

For whatever reason many things here turn into argument very quickly. In a week I seem to have gotten into arguments here with people. Some of it must be my own fault for the way my writing comes across.

But no, it doesn’t seem to be a very happy place. Not sure how long I’ll stick it out as I don’t really know what (it any) benefit comes from these forums.
 
I learn where i can. I observe there is a fact to realistically account for corruption anywhere. Not just church. Not just govt, ngo’s, work/corporations/private enterprises…and perhaps jifdenly obvious: the corruption in oneself…etc

For me , my Catholic faith is about “how I respond” to it…neither neglecting such reality , but growth in my own character making, while resolved to God’s mercy…as I have had my set of life experiences that clearly show me how darn spared I am…for only the Grace of God go I…
 
Tis_Bearself said:
However, I find the level of negativity about the Catholic Church and about Catholics in general on this forum to be quite high.
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christofirst said:
The negativity on CAF does keep me from posting in, or even viewing most threads,… I am an optimist by nature,… too much pessimism can wear me down
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All of this ^^^ …so much so that I disappear from the forums for months at a time.

To answer your question, though, I’m a happy Catholic. I feel positive about the Church, too… I mean in terms of its survival. I’m concerned about other people’s salvation, including my own family members, but I generally focus on God and leave it in his hands, and this keeps me pretty happy. On top of this, my faith gives me real joy… I mean that I feel it swell within me and feel very lucky to have faith. I don’t mean to imply that I never feel sad, it’s just not lasting.
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I’m positive that I am not a very good Catholic. Does that count?
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Ahh. The thing about being a good Catholic is that even when you’ve overcome the major sins, there seems to be endless amounts of smaller sins to overcome, so in that sense I’m not a very good Catholic either. We’re all sinners at the end of the day and rely on our faith and our Lord’s mercy.
 
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I was raised as a Baptist. I am an RCIA Catholic who was received into the Church 30 years ago. I had no Catholic friends or family. None of that mattered because God called me. There are moral failures all over the Church. After some hurtful situations, I attended an Episcopal church for awhile. I still thought of myself as Catholic. God attached a spiritual tether and he pulled me back to the Catholic Church. I have no choice. He won’t let me go. With every atom of my being, I’m Catholic.
 
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Well, I’m positive about the Catholic Church. I think it’s just the sentiments of the time and it crosses across all religions. I’ve mentioned it before, but right now people in general are angry, unhappy and upset. The internet doesn’t help things as typically that is where you will find angry, unhappy and upset people. People who are generally living their lives with a sense of serenity pretty much don’t go online.

I like this group and it’s diversity of Catholics. I think if you want find something really bad r/Catholicism on reddit has a lot of really weird people. I find on here you’ll meet genuine Catholics practicing their Faith, some Conservative, some Liberal. But in general there is a diversity of views.

Again, I don’t have a facebook or twitter account because I found those two places filled with toxic people. Reddit I only go on for hobbies and interests and again don’t spend much time there. Here, I post every now and than but I mostly listen.

So, if you find people online upset, well, that is the sentiment of the time. I’m a positive Catholic in that I’m grateful to be Catholics, I enjoy our Parish Community, and appreciate Pope Francis. Then again, I tend to stay away from the politics of the Church. To be a Pilgrim is to look for and grow into everlasting salvation; things like politics don’t help that.
 
I am definitely a positive Catholic. I truly love the Catholic Faith. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: But you’re right in saying many Catholics don’t understand or practice their faith. We must pray for those people!!! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: Sadly, many Catholics don’t like their faith and aren’t “positive catholics” Nancy Pelosi is pro-abortion and pro- gay “marriage”, but she calls herself Catholic. But there are some positive Catholics and I’m proud to call myself one of them. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:
 
We live in the days of instantaneous information, and that is coupled with instantaneous self expression and commentary.

When you combine:
1 a glut of information
with
2 readers who don’t take the care to understand it fully
and
3 have endless outlets for self expression

you get endless nonsense.
I’m guilty of it myself, butting in on facebook conversations that I should just let scroll by.

The solution I think is to shut the computer off and visit a nursing home, or some other similar thing.
In my experience the Catholic world is very positive in real life.
 
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sudy said:
Ahh. The thing about being a good Catholic is that even when you’ve overcome the major sins, there seems to be endless amounts of smaller sins to overcome, so in that sense I’m not a very good Catholic either. We’re all sinners at the end of the day and rely on our faith and our Lord’s mercy.
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There is no such thing as a “good Catholic.” A good Catholic is not something that you are. A good Catholic is something you strive to be.
 
I think we all understand that a “good Catholic” means someone who strives to prsctice their faith, do what is right and generally has their intentions and actions headed in the right direction. It doesn’t mean somebody who never sins. I also think there is no harm in continuing with the colloquial use of the term. “Good” doesnt mean “perfect”, and one can very easily be a “good Catholic” while still being human and imperfect.
 
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Fr. Benedict Groeschel † is praying for you! He described himself as a “hopeful pessimist.”

I guess that I am positive by nature, but the world takes its toll at times. I know that through the envy of the devil, death entered the world. And, that envy is made manifest in all sorts of ways. As we see with Job, the devil demands testing and God allows it. The devil is certain that we will weaken - which is good! Because when we are weakest, God is shown to be the strongest.

I do not know the precise reason for my medical history, but I have my suspicions. It all arrived as I was, via the Holy Spirit, exponentially increasing my love and devotion. I was hit with an aggressive, “incurable” non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Stage IV with too many tumors for the pathologist to count. Dr. threw everything at it that he could. Here at CAF, there were pages and pages, thread after thread of prayers - 7,000 minimum.

Even though the cancer went into apparent remission, I was hit with an immediate relapse, which was almost certain to end in death. Nope! God had a better idea. I was hit with yet another relapse. But this time, two additional systemic cancers arrived. Stage IV the second time, with two dozen tumors, cancer in my spleen and small intestine, and 26% of my marrow was cancerous. Could three cancers at once be defeated?

If this was demonic, he threw everything he had at me, yet God prevailed. I went through a lot more and have a lot more to go through, but still have my sense of humor (Mods, please take note!!!) and if I ever doubted God’s mercy, I no longer do.

All it took was weakness and I have that in abundance.
 
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I used to be a negative Catholic and that’s a HUGE reason why I was away from the church for about 3 years. I’ve made several resolutions upon returning…one of which is to not read/watch Catholic polemical newspapers, blogs, or videos. I can’t make any progress while I’m hyperfocused on the bad things. I’ll end up a scrupulous, anxious, paranoid train wreck! That’s just me.

I am so happy to be back, and able to go to daily Mass, Adoration, the Rosary, etc etc. LIFE IS GOOD PBJ&M!
 
Interesting post and I’m glad you wrote this. Personally, I’m a cradle Catholic who was away from the Church for many, many years and have returned. That, and being in a mixed Christian marriage where I can’t always practice my Catholic faith as openly as I’d like, I deeply appreciate the Church and I have to say, most all of what you said were concerns of mine when I was on “the journey home”, but I was VERY pleasantly surprised how easy going and accepting the Church has been to me and is in general. I never dreamed I’d be as appreciative and enthusiastic about my Catholic faith before I had drifted away (among the separated brethren). Mine has been a long, long, round about journey, but just like the history of the Catholic Church itself, it withstands all the negativity and opposition. To me, the positives far, FAR outweigh the negatives. There’s no stronger, holier Christian Church than the Catholic Church imho, so for me, I can’t be anything but positive about my Catholic faith!
 
I don’t let negativity creep into my faith … the one thing in my life that has nothing negative for me to worry about is my Catholicism … yes, I do understand about the abuse that has happened and I pray for the victims … but I do not let it push me into thinking negatively about my Church and faith … I have a lot going on in my life that can make me think negatively … a lot of health issues … but when I think of the Church and Jesus, those are the things that help me out of my negative feelings about my life and give me hope.
 
I am very positive and happy being Catholic,life is a great adventure with all its ups and downs,all the little lessons that come along .I have great role models in parents and siblings who are on the same page always,all of us learning from one another.
And people here 🙂 The encouragement to do adoration,more daily mass ,learn about the faith through observing what is shared here is terrific .
 
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