Is this sacrilege?

[AnthonyJ]

My cousin posted a photo on facebook of her in a surgical mask. On the mask is written “Merry “expletive” X-mas”. This seems sacrilegious to me. My mother saw it as well and we are both upset.

 

[Rascalking]

My cousin posted a photo on facebook of her in a surgical mask. On the mask is written “Merry “expletive” X-mas”. This seems sacrilegious to me. My mother saw it as well and we are both upset.

It’s more low class than sacrilegious. Disgusting and tactless as well.

It should bother you, but you can’t do much about it. You need to pick and choose your battles sometimes, and is it really worth causing a family blow up over this immature rubbish?

 

[k8e308]

It is certainly disrespectful of Christmas, if nothing else. If you would like a way to peacefully protest, you could remove her from your friends list.

 

[AnthonyJ]

Yes, I agree it is low class. She recently started seeing this guy and has gotten more and more crass since then. This is just the latest in such behavior. I have thought of deleting her from my friend’s list. She and I are both going to be at my parents’ for Christmas, and maybe I’ll kindly say something about it to her.

 

[Rascalking]

Yes, I agree it is low class. She recently started seeing this guy and has gotten more and more crass since then. This is just the latest in such behavior. I have thought of deleting her from my friend’s list. She and I are both going to be at my parents’ for Christmas, and maybe I’ll kindly say something about it to her.

I don’t know how close you are to her-but I strongly reccomend not saying anytthing to her at Christmas. Not the time, nor the place.It’s a joyous event-save that stuff for later.

Just my opinion.

 

[AnthonyJ]

You’re right, it might cause trouble with the rest of my family.

I don’t know how close you are to her-but I strongly reccomend not saying anytthing to her at Christmas. Not the time, nor the place.It’s a joyous event-save that stuff for later.

Just my opinion.

 

[m134e5]

Pray for her. If she is in a relationship that is negatively influencing her, hopefully she’ll get out of it. Relationships can influence people to do stupid things. I’ve seen so many people compromise their faith, their morals, and even their own secular desires for the sake of a sappy version of love that saturates pop culture. It doesn’t bring them true happiness yet they fall for it so much. I think the situation described may be sacrilege- it certainly is irreverent towards the sacred.

From The Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent) article on sacrilege:

Real sacrilege is the irreverent treatment of sacred things as distinguished from places and persons. This can happen first of all by the administration or reception of the sacraments (or in the case of the Holy Eucharist by celebration) in the state of mortal sin, as also by advertently doing any of those things invalidly. Indeed deliberate and notable irreverence towards the Holy Eucharist is reputed the worst of all sacrileges. Likewise conscious maltreatment of sacred pictures or relics or perversion of Holy Scripture or sacred vessels to unhallowed uses, and finally, the usurpation or diverting of property (whether movable or immovable) intended for the maintenance of the clergy or serving for the ornamentation of the church to other uses, constitute real sacrileges. Sometimes the guilt of sacrilege may be incurred by omitting what is required for the proper administration of the sacraments or celebration of the sacrifice, as for example, if one were to say Mass without the sacred vestments.

 

[mgreen77]

It is certainly disrespectful of Christmas, if nothing else. If you would like a way to peacefully protest, you could remove her from your friends list.

Or you can put them on your “Ignore” list. I’ve done that with a few younger nieces and nephews who still think vulgarity makes them seem “cool” or something. That way I don’t have to read their icky posts, yet avoid them feeling hurt or annoyed by outright unfriending them.

 

[jmcrae]

My cousin posted a photo on facebook of her in a surgical mask. On the mask is written “Merry “expletive” X-mas”. This seems sacrilegious to me. My mother saw it as well and we are both upset.

Ew, ick, very tacky!

Perhaps your mother could speak to her mother about it, and mention how upset you were by this. Her mother can then choose a time and a place to discuss it with her.

 

[puzzleannie]

My cousin posted a photo on facebook of her in a surgical mask. On the mask is written “Merry “expletive” X-mas”. This seems sacrilegious to me. My mother saw it as well and we are both upset.

it is a sacrilege and if a relative sent such a message to me I would respond that since they chose to deliberately insult my religion, and therefore me and my family, I no longer regard them as a correspondent, friend or whatever you call people you invite into your social network, virtual or real.

 

[Newbie2]

Well, let’s see…

…how do you think Jesus would take it if one stood in front of him and said “Happy ****ing birthday, Lord”?

Sacrilege?