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Limoncello4021
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So what? It is what I chose to say. Please enlighten me on exactly what she will respond to since you evidently know.
My husband won’t go to our sons wedding. I think this is the last straw for me
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CoffeeFanatic
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I don’t think it was months ago. I think it was like a week ago. I felt like that one was trolling too- and I had the same feeling with this poster too.
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VanitasVanitatum
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Are you talking about the one with the daughter getting sent off to some camp? I think that got completely deleted so it can’t be compared but it was recent.
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CoffeeFanatic
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That’s the one.
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QuillWriter
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Yes, I was. That was only about a week ago? Wow, quarantine is really distorting my sense of time.
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VanitasVanitatum
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She doesn’t care about Church teaching so it’s not really possible to change their mind but those types of arguments don’t work and they diminish credibility.
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kainosktisis
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How do you know he isn’t acting as he is on his own conscience?
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jeannetherese
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But it’s still an important message and five or ten years down the line, she may be more willing to recall it and choose a new path.
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VanitasVanitatum
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That’s not likely, but if it were to work at all it wouldn’t be by being overly blunt since that usually just causes a sort of rebellion.
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jeannetherese
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This is a woman old enough to have a 26 year old kid. She may not agree with what is posted but, hopefully, she will be able to read it without imputing ill will.
Posters also need to consider the state of their own souls. Counseling that does not align with church teaching threatens both them and the recipient of their advice.
Hopefully she will go to a priest and gets to work on putting her marriage back together.
Posters also need to consider the state of their own souls. Counseling that does not align with church teaching threatens both them and the recipient of their advice.
Hopefully she will go to a priest and gets to work on putting her marriage back together.
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VanitasVanitatum
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I wouldn’t put any hope in that, it’s better to anticipate misunderstandings.
That’s not what I am saying, there are just better ways to word it.
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meltzerboy2
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You’re not going to get much support on CAF or any other Catholic Forum. Most Catholics here are religious to a certain degree and maintain the moral principles of the Church, or at least try to. This is not the place if you are looking for validation for your views about your son’s chosen relationship. While there is a sprinkling of less devout people here, as well as those of other religions which are more liberal on social issues, the majority are quite firm on such topics as the sinfulness of the gay lifestyle and gay marriage.
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kainosktisis
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Thank you for that.
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aroosi
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I agree this seems like a trolling post. The entire story is so ‘by the book’… basically in one post all what can cause a strong reaction in the readers: politics, marital relationships/divorce, gay marriage, adoption in gay families, relationship with mother in law, future spouse of a different ethnicity, children becoming atheists, young progressive priest, Coronavirus risk etc.
I am almost surprised the OP couldn’t fit even the topic of abortion in the same post…
I am almost surprised the OP couldn’t fit even the topic of abortion in the same post…
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Socrates92
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How does standing by the Church’s teaching as it has always been taught diminish credibility? It is backpedalling on Church teaching so as to not hurt people’s flimsy feelings that reduces credibility.
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Socrates92
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Pure speculation on your part. How do you know how someone might react after pondering something for a decade? 10 yrs is an awfully long “rebellion”.
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VanitasVanitatum
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Using arguments that obviously won’t work isn’t helpful.
I’ve seen those types of reactions.
That’s not what I am talking about.
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Rau
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What an odd thing to say? What do you think it means?
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Socrates92
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Fair enough. But I was just giving an example of what is more likely to hurt the Church’s credibility with non-believers, as opposed to what you proposed.Socrates92:
Using arguments that obviously won’t work isn’t helpful.
It may or may not be helpful. Since we’re not mind-readers, we can’t ever know 100% what the best way to help is. But said that it actively reduced credibility. That’s an entirely different claim, and the one I was addressing. Given that this lady clearly already gives very little credibility to Church teaching, I’d find it unlikely that credibility is reduced further just by a little moral consistency.
I’ve seen those types of reactions.
I’m sorry to hear that. That sounds like the reaction of an incredibly bitter person. Hopefully the OP isn’t that bitter. But presuming your pessimistic stance that she is, what’s a better approach?
That’s not what I am talking about.
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