Nuttiest Things Non-Catholics Have Said or Done Around You Because You're Catholic

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My sister is not Catholic but she half wants to be, and she uses EWTN to get rid of houseguests who stay too late.
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When my wife was in college (before she met me) and some guy started hitting on her, she would start saying things like “Have you talked to Jesus today? He loves you and would like to hear from you.” and bombarding him with religious talk.

That usually got them to leave.
 
Lost_Sheep said:
When my wife was in college (before she met me) and some guy started hitting on her, she would start saying things like “Have you talked to Jesus today? He loves you and would like to hear from you.” and bombarding him with religious talk.

That usually got them to leave.
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And you were the one who stayed anyway? 😃
 
I found this thread when I really needed some levity. Thanks to all!

Not too nutty, I guess, but I was driving with a friend of mine out to a movie or something one evening, and out of nowhere she asked me if I was wearing a ‘thorny garter’. I double checked, just in case I missed something… (She knew I was Catholic, and I think this was about the time The DaVinci Code movie was coming out - too much Dan Brown).

Oh, and I come from a big family, and when I was in college, every time someone learned how many brothers and sisters I had, they said, “You must be Catholic!” I’m guessing some of you have heard this common refrain too?
 
I know a protestant assistant pastor (who’s real job is a property agent who helped sell my home:D) ask me why I as a Catholic go for Saturday Church service when it should be Sunday. :eek: :hypno:

I mean he’s 30 years in a small denominational church, I thought he should know Sunday is the Catholic day for Worship! When I told him, that he’s mistaken and thinking of the SDA’s, he admitted that he once went into a Catholic church 25 years ago. When I asked him which one, he said it was on a Saturday at Church of St. Alphonsus; when they were having the Novena OLPS service. :ouch:

MJ
 
MartinJordan said:
I know a protestant assistant pastor (who’s real job is a property agent who helped sell my home:D) ask me why I as a Catholic go for Saturday Church service when it should be Sunday. :eek: :hypno:

I mean he’s 30 years in a small denominational church, I thought he should know Sunday is the Catholic day for Worship! When I told him, that he’s mistaken and thinking of the SDA’s, he admitted that he once went into a Catholic church 25 years ago. When I asked him which one, he said it was on a Saturday at Church of St. Alphonsus; when they were having the Novena OLPS service. :ouch:

MJ
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I’ll bet the Sunday Vigil Mass can be confusing. “If Sundays are obligatory, Mass OUGHT to be on a Sunday, right?”
 
SecretaryMonday said:
I’ll bet the Sunday Vigil Mass can be confusing. “If Sundays are obligatory, Mass OUGHT to be on a Sunday, right?”
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“Thus evening came, and morning followed – the first day.” (Gen 1:5b)

Which means the seventh day (and of course every subsequent seventh day) began the previous evening.
 
Several years ago my daughter-in-law, who is Church of Christ, told me after going to Mass with us, that it was very insanitary for us to drink from the same cup at communion. After being a eucharistic minister for some time now, I thought about explaining the concept of “the most precious blood.” I didn’t say anything because I thought she wouldn’t understand. I regret not saying anything now. It would have been a good chance to explain the difference between her faith and mine. It might have made it easier for her to understand why we have closed communion.😦
 
While standing in the check-out line in a store, the person ahead of me handed me a flyer from their church and invited me to attend one of their services. I in turn tried to hand her a Jesus prayer card (Divine Mercy) and (I kid you not) she acted like a vampire being shown a crucifix. She told me I was committing idolatry by having a drawing of Jesus.
 
Ever since the Holy Father made his “who am I to judge?” comment about gays, it’s been “Oh boy! The Church is finally saying homosexuality is OK!”
 
Erich said:
“Thus evening came, and morning followed – the first day.” (Gen 1:5b)

Which means the seventh day (and of course every subsequent seventh day) began the previous evening.
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Our Sunday does not begin at sunset on Saturday; it begins at the more impractical hour of 12 am. Until then, it’s still Saturday. The option of attending a vigil Mass to meet the Sunday obligation does not mean that Sunday begins any earlier; that’s why it’s called a “vigil”, kind of a “Sunday Eve.”
 
SecretaryMonday said:
I’ll bet the Sunday Vigil Mass can be confusing. “If Sundays are obligatory, Mass OUGHT to be on a Sunday, right?”
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Let me clarify the assistant pastor, actually asked me specifically “why do Catholics go for worship on Saturdays?” His misconception was due to the fact that he (a convert from Buddhism) visited a Catholic church more than 2 decades ago which he didn’t know was having the OLPS Novena (which takes place every Saturday). He’s NEVER been to a Catholic Liturgical Mass.

MJ
 
SecretaryMonday said:
Our Sunday does not begin at sunset on Saturday; it begins at the more impractical hour of 12 am. Until then, it’s still Saturday. The option of attending a vigil Mass to meet the Sunday obligation does not mean that Sunday begins any earlier; that’s why it’s called a “vigil”, kind of a “Sunday Eve.”
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The irony about mixing the two definitions of one day is that the Mass I go to is late enough to be a hypothetical “Monday vigil” (5:30)
 
MartinJordan said:
Let me clarify the assistant pastor, actually asked me specifically “why do Catholics go for worship on Saturdays?” His misconception was due to the fact that he (a convert from Buddhism) visited a Catholic church more than 2 decades ago which he didn’t know was having the OLPS Novena (which takes place every Saturday). He’s NEVER been to a Catholic Liturgical Mass.

MJ
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Well, he sure wasn’t a Seventh Day Adventist, they would have taught him better than that.

😃
 
Hail_Linus said:
While standing in the check-out line in a store, the person ahead of me handed me a flyer from their church and invited me to attend one of their services. I in turn tried to hand her a Jesus prayer card (Divine Mercy) and (I kid you not) she acted like a vampire being shown a crucifix. She told me I was committing idolatry by having a drawing of Jesus.
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Goes to show how heresy just seems to keep sinking and sinking to new lows. Perhaps this “church” has made them not much different from vampires.
 
SecretaryMonday said:
Our Sunday does not begin at sunset on Saturday; it begins at the more impractical hour of 12 am. Until then, it’s still Saturday. The option of attending a vigil Mass to meet the Sunday obligation does not mean that Sunday begins any earlier; that’s why it’s called a “vigil”, kind of a “Sunday Eve.”
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Actually, biblically, the day begins at sunset. That is why, for Jews, the Sabbath begins at sundown on Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday. That is also the reason why, for Christians, the Lord’s Day begins at sundown on Saturday. Hence the vigil mass on Saturday evening fulfills the Sunday obligation.

Paul (formerly LDS, now happily Catholic)
 
PaulDupre1 said:
Actually, biblically, the day begins at sunset. That is why, for Jews, the Sabbath begins at sundown on Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday. That is also the reason why, for Christians, the Lord’s Day begins at sundown on Saturday. Hence the vigil mass on Saturday evening fulfills the Sunday obligation.

Paul (formerly LDS, now happily Catholic)
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Catholic Answers says differently. I tried to find an answer in the catechism directly, but I don’t have a hard copy nearby, and the internet search isn’t working well. 🤷

catholic.com/quickquestions/does-the-sunday-observance-begin-on-saturday-evening-in-imitation-of-the-jewish-sabba
 
First this is a great thread, I’ve read every post (which took a few days) :D.

The nuttiest thing that I’ve heard someone say about me isn’t directly because I’m Catholic but because I am quite involved with the Church. I imagine it would’ve been said if I was part of one of the other Christian churches. My mom was talking to a family friend and he said that I couldn’t date his daughter because I’m too good for her.
 
It’s been very fun reading this thread (I’m still not finished and it’s been 2 days lol).
The nuttiest (or should I say awkward) thing that I’ve ever experienced was around 2 years ago when I was on a flight to NY and sat with 2 older men. At first we were chatting happily as they were telling me that they’re just returning to the states from a 1 month mission trip to some rural part of India. They mentioned how they brought in bibles, created programs for kids and adults, etc. Then somehow we got to talking about schools and they mentioned that they were both graduated from Ohio State, at this I was excited because my dad was a Buckeye and so are my 2 brothers. I mentioned this to them and we starting joking around about how we just need 1 more person to spell out O-H-I-O. Of course it was like connecting with friends you’ve never met. But then they asked what my religion was, and as soon as I mentioned Catholic, both their faces kinda fell flat and there was silence in the cabin air LOL … it took them awhile to regroup and then said something along the lines of “oh - well, that’s not too bad then”. Their reaction was somewhat surprising to me since I wasn’t really aware that people had all kinds of misconceptions about the Catholic Church.
Needless to say, this thread has opened me to a whole new world. :eek:
 
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