Keeping faith

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**Have read recent CAF posts that ask for an update on well-known Catholic’s that have caused scandal.

With each of these I ask myself…how am I assured of not creating the same…however it may be on a smaller “scale” it still injures the Body of Christ.

Are you assured…and if you are - how?

Is a daily prayer life enough?**
 
Are you asking if it’s ok to update someone on a member of the clergy involved in scandal?
 
MarcoPolo said:
Are you asking if it’s ok to update someone on a member of the clergy involved in scandal?
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**No I am not asking for news.

I have found these publicized stories troubling from the stand point of what keeps anyone (or me) immune from the same outcome?**
 
I think I understand what you’re asking. For example I’m afraid to cause scandal by my occasionally bad driving so I won’t put a religious symbol on the car (like a fish or a rosary) out of fear of causing scandal. But sometimes I’m not sure if this is just cowardice. I guess I feel like I’m full of things that could cause scandal so I’m pretty quiet about my faith. Maybe you should avoid my approach actually, since it might be taking the easy way out.
 
none of us are immune as you put it from committing small to the most serious crimes in the world. Prayer goes a long way but not the only answer.

The main secret to not committing crime is being able to share with someone any thoughts along those lines at any time one discovers one is thinking as such. With good people around us to help us through our thinking then crimes of any nature will be reduced by loving support of other christians and non christians (friends and family). Even then the two together does not totally deter us. You need to find a network of people yu can share so if one is ill or unavailable at the time you not completely stuck

Nothing is full proof. but with prayer and an understanding ‘friend’ who can really listen the chances of ‘us’ committing that crime, no matter how horrific or small is very much greatly reduced.
amen, I will admitt I am talking from experience:thumbsup:
 
I became Catholic at the time that the “scandals” hit the fan. However, my reasons for wanting to become Catholic were not influenced at all by the “scandals” in the headlines. What I saw was that the Catholic Church has the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. This was overwhelmingly to me more important than any scandal about persons in the Church. (Lord, You have the words of eternal life, to whom shall we go?).

Neden
 
jmjconder said:
**No I am not asking for news.

I have found these publicized stories troubling from the stand point of what keeps anyone (or me) immune from the same outcome?**
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No one is immune from sin, but fear not, your faith is in Christ, not necessarily the weakness of a sampling of the members. :o
 
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