Kicked out of my pew!

[catharina]

OMGosh! Patrice, that wasn’t very nice at all!

Is suggesting a rape (of me) in a church “nice?” Come on, get a clue.

You feel just fine about Post # 216?
That post doesn’t “shock” you?

 

[Christopher68]

To the OP - quite honestly I do not know how I would have responded. I do know, however, that this would have completely taken me out of the proper mindest for the mass, and that would have been the most disappointing part of the entire situation.

 

[Norseman82]

Your point seems rife with a sense of hopelessness.

Maybe, but reality is like that sometimes.

 

[canadianguy1143]

So - there is not a soul on this thread who can recall the days
of profound silence before the Blessed Sacrament, other than me?

Wow.

Profound silence? Didn’t babies cry prior to Vatican 2? Didn’t people quietly talk amongst themselves as well? Let me ask you this catharina, a few people sitting in a seat behind you were talking in church about anything and you were praying your rosary, what would you say/do?

 

[dixieagle]

You attempted to “reason with her,” to “confront her.”

You said this in Post # 1.

*"Now, unfortunately I am an extremely confrontational person, and I stand up to everyone in the face of anything - something I am working on however! **Anyway, I stood up and I tried my best, I said, “Sorry, but I am sitting here and there are many other places to sit”. This lady then gave me a stern look, and in her best Headmistress voice said, “My boy, I have been sitting here for years, now move”. I took my stuff, and sat far away. ***

My point? In the presence of the Blessed Sacrament,
why not simply move - without the commentary?
Isn’t that the most charitable action?

If you had a need to speak with her about the issue -
then save it for AFTER Mass. Save it for outside of the Church.

Frankly, in the face of an unexpected and startling intrusion on his prayer, this obviously devout young man handled the situation quite well. He didn’t shout or threaten, he simply pointed out that the church was nearly empty, then moved when she persisted in her unwarranted rudeness.

Perhaps you are one of those folks who are blessed with inerrant judgment while making split-second decisions in surprising situations; I’m not, and I have no idea how I would have reacted. I think the OP did well, no matter what the intruder’s problems or issues.

 

[Eric_Hilbert]

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