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

[abominableangel]

My Mom and I were in the park one day. I was such a sweet Protestant child. I ran up to a nun (in full habit) and asked her in she’s was an “onion.” My Mom was horrified. She just laughed. She sweetly told me that she’s a nun, not an onion.

My cousin in a manicurist and someone recently asked her if the Catholic Church believes in Jesus. Did the Church even teach if he existed.

oh that is so fabulous … im crying with laughter here … great!!! hahaha XD

 

[Jane_of_Arc]

You should have said…I think I met her at the meeting…or I saw her in the directory

I get these comments from my mother-in-law often…

I should have mentioned that I don’t live in Topeka. I don’t even live in KS.

 

[Gabriel_Serafin]

I think the moral of the story is that there are plenty of opportunities to share the faith with those who have misconceptions about the Catholic Church. One of the reasons we go to Mass is to receive life, truth and grace, not only to transform us, but to share the gift of the faith with those who do not have it.

 

[SirStephen]

I think the moral of the story is that there are plenty of opportunities to share the faith with those who have misconceptions about the Catholic Church. One of the reasons we go to Mass is to receive life, truth and grace, not only to transform us, but to share the gift of the faith with those who do not have it.

I agree, but it should also be kept in mind that many of the misconceptions are deliberate and that anti-Catholicism is on the rise (even before the recent HHS dust-up). A non-Catholic named Jenkins wrote a book in 2003 titled The New Anti-Catholicism that points this out. Also, much what you hear that sounds funny and often plain weird are deliberately transmitted to Church members at in various denominations. Remember, from an earlier post, the woman who walked across the street when seeing Catholics was told that in her Church - or from a source that can be traced back to it. It is often used on poorly formed Catholics who then convert and become the biggest voices for such bad information. This is a fun and funny string, but there is a serious hostile effort underlying much of it.

 

[GorgeousBlonde]

They say, oh the Catholic church is so corrupt, and priests rape kids.

 

[Rockie01]

While stationed in Korea on a one year remote tour (2001-2002), I met a lovely Korean family, while we were out at dinner one night we were trying to get to know one another and they saw my Virgin Mary medalion necklace and they exclaimed they were Catholic. I was pleasantly surprised as I now saw the perfect opportunity to worship with my new friends, when Mr. Kim asked me, so “Are you a Christian or Catholic?”:

 

[TheDoors]

While stationed in Korea on a one year remote tour (2001-2002), I met a lovely Korean family, while we were out at dinner one night we were trying to get to know one another and they saw my Virgin Mary medalion necklace and they exclaimed they were Catholic. I was pleasantly surprised as I now saw the perfect opportunity to worship with my new friends, when Mr. Kim asked me, so “Are you a Christian or Catholic?”:

I get maaaaaaaany variations on that one. And people keep trying to hand me chick tracts.

 

[MaeganFlinchum]

When I converted, my uncle told me about this Catholic he works with, expecting that I would know him since, you know, we’re both Catholics. I was tempted to tell him that yes, I had met every single one of the world’s >1billion Catholics upon joining the Church.

Oh wow, when I told my grandmother I was becoming Catholic, immediatley she started to tell me a looong list of people who were Catholic, while assuming I knew them all LOL:shrug:

 

[MaeganFlinchum]

I don’t remember hearing a whole lot nuttier than the typical stuff…“Why do you pray to statues?”, ect.

Some of these are making my mind boggle…

I think the closest I can come is one of my former bosses at McDonald’s, and she was mostly just teasing. She asked what I was, I told her I was Catholic, and she rolled her eyes and said “You Catholics, you can party all night Saturday and go to Confession on Sunday, and things are just fine”.

She and I ribbed each other a lot, but she’d had an unfortunate experience with some little non-denom church that left her a little bitter towards the whole idea, too…pastor took up a large collection for some fake repair project, and high-tailed it out of town with all the money one day.

You never know what’s driving some of these comments, I guess…

Haha my mom told me “Dang them Catholics believe they can party all night as long as they go to Church in the morning” I was like " wow mom"

 

[Boulder257]

Haha my mom told me “Dang them Catholics believe they can party all night as long as they go to Church in the morning” I was like " wow mom"

Hard to argue for those that have attended Mardi Gras on Tuesday and then Mass on Ash Wednesday.

 

[maltmom]

Hard to argue for those that have attended Mardi Gras on Tuesday and then Mass on Ash Wednesday.

Being from New Olreans…oh the stories I could tell.

 

[HisIsTheCrown]

Being from New Olreans…oh the stories I could tell.

Is Partying bad ? Let’s see: the wine ran out when the Apostles arrived at Cana Wedding D). And then, what Jesus do? Did He bring the breathalyzer and checked for the legal number for driving? No, they were completely drunk and He put before them the best wine Humanity ever drank !!!

Comments accepted…

 

[IanGE]

I think the closest I can come is one of my former bosses at McDonald’s, and she was mostly just teasing. She asked what I was, I told her I was Catholic, and she rolled her eyes and said “You Catholics, you can party all night Saturday and go to Confession on Sunday, and things are just fine”. You never know what’s driving some of these comments, I guess…

I have heard that called the PROTESTANT ethic! Do what you like during the week so long as you are seen in church on sunday. Also, the Eleventh Commandment: “Thou shalt not get caught!”

 

[SirStephen]

Is Partying bad ? Let’s see: the wine ran out when the Apostles arrived at Cana Wedding D). And then, what Jesus do? Did He bring the breathalyzer and checked for the legal number for driving? No, they were completely drunk and He put before them the best wine Humanity ever drank !!!

Comments accepted…

Of course you’re seriously mislead by Catholic propaganda. Ask (almost) any Baptist minister and he’ll tell you it wasn’t wine but grape juice. He will tell you it says “fruit of the vine.” The is among the reason they don’t drink (or is it the other way around). LOL

Now if we could only explain the “holy hand grenade from Antioch.”

 

[maltmom]

Is Partying bad ? Let’s see: the wine ran out when the Apostles arrived at Cana Wedding D). And then, what Jesus do? Did He bring the breathalyzer and checked for the legal number for driving? No, they were completely drunk and He put before them the best wine Humanity ever drank !!!

Comments accepted…

No, partying isn’t bad if done in moderation. There is no reason to get totally plastered to the point that you are throwing up and don’t remember what you did the night before. I used to love having one drink and being the sober one. I’d sit back and laugh at my friends as they got sillier and sillier. Of course, I made up all kinds of stuff that they supposedly did and just don’t remember.

Of course you’re seriously mislead by Catholic propaganda. Ask (almost) any Baptist minister and he’ll tell you it wasn’t wine but grape juice. He will tell you it says “fruit of the vine.” The is among the reason they don’t drink (or is it the other way around). LOL

Now if we could only explain the “holy hand grenade from Antioch.”

My Sunday school class at the Baptist church was made up of a lot of people who were ex-other religions. We’d go out to eat and just about everyone ordered a glass of wine, a beer or margarita. A friend of mine loves beer. He and his Baptist preacher were really good friends through high school and now into their 40’s they are still very close. The preacher was wild and into everything in those days. Whenever he gets onto my friend about having a couple of beers my friend makes it a point of tapping the preacher’s big stomach and reminds him the gluttony is a sin.

The biggest reasons I was always told that we shouldn’t drink are that it can lead to sinful acts that one would normally wouldn’t do and that it is a poor witness to others. The concern is that if a non-Christian see us drinking it may be an occasion for them to sin. So we are called to set a good example for everyone.

 

[Acerunner]

My brother told me this one the other day. A Higgs-Boson Particle walks into a catholic church and sits down in front of the altar. The priest walks in and sees the particle just sitting there. After an awkward moment the priest finally asks what the particle is doing sitting there? The particle answers “I’m here for the service. Because without me you can’t have mass.”

 

[josie_L]

Although, I havent read every post on this thread, I did have quite a few :rotfl::rotfl: along the way (fruit of the loom still gets me) Anyways, heres my story involving an ex-Catholic evangelical:

It all started with a set up between myself and a man I was told was a “practicing Catholic”. We conversed over the telephone, and during our second conversation, the topic of Mary and baptism came up, and low and behold, I was confronted with "why do Catholics baptize infants and/or call Mary “Mother of God”? You can understand my confusion as I was told he was Catholic, nevertheless, I explained the why’s and wherefore’s with scripture, and continued our conversations as it so happened that I coincidentally knew this man from my junior high days (I also saw this as an opportunity to help an ex-Catholic who seemed a bit muddled about Catholic teaching). After, several conversations on the phone we decided to meet up, and I was brought on our very first encounter to an evangelical cafe/shelter where they help the poor. I was told that the person who manned the cafe was an ex-Catholic turned Evangelical who had done time for murder (hired hand for the Mafia). Now apart from manning the cafe, he also evangelized, so when we were introduced, he knew off the bat that I was Catholic. Not long after (and I was expecting this), we began talking about scripture, and I was asked point blank if I wished to be re-baptized again, wherein I responded that my first (and only) baptism was already valid This set off a whole slew of arguments, which resulted on his end of claiming that I was manipulating the Bible. I don’t think he was expecting me to know the things I did as he grew to become more and more frustrated (he was yelling at this point). For my part, I just thank God, I had the Bible in my lap, as my emotions were being stretched (but really you don’t want to rile me up as I’m half-Sicilian ). While looking for a scriptural quote, the conversation digressed to how bad priests were and the Catholic Church was, i.e., “Nazis were Catholics”, “Priests are pedophiles”. It got to a point where I felt I was being ganged up on, so I said what I had to say concerning this, and told the nincompoop who brought me there that I wished to leave and go home.

Believe it or not, the ex-convict teared up when he saw how angry and offended I was, and ended our conversation with a group prayer about Christian unity and humility.

 

[BarbG]

I certainly haven’t read all 17 pages but this topic reminded me of something a “staunch” Lutheran friend of mine said a number of years ago. I had gone on a tour of Italy and was there for the 25th anniversdary of the Pope and the beatitude of Mother Teresa. Obviously there are a great many people in St. Peter’s Square – as I recall, something like 100,000. When I was telling my Lutheran friend about the the time in Rome and I mentioned the number in the Square, she said “weren’t you afraid”??? Why would I be afraid – of 100,000 Catholics standing in the Square and watching the Pope, possibly even praying!!!

 

[SirStephen]

No, partying isn’t bad if done in moderation. There is no reason to get totally plastered to the point that you are throwing up and don’t remember what you did the night before. I used to love having one drink and being the sober one. I’d sit back and laugh at my friends as they got sillier and sillier. Of course, I made up all kinds of stuff that they supposedly did and just don’t remember.

My Sunday school class at the Baptist church was made up of a lot of people who were ex-other religions. We’d go out to eat and just about everyone ordered a glass of wine, a beer or margarita. A friend of mine loves beer. He and his Baptist preacher were really good friends through high school and now into their 40’s they are still very close. The preacher was wild and into everything in those days. Whenever he gets onto my friend about having a couple of beers my friend makes it a point of tapping the preacher’s big stomach and reminds him the gluttony is a sin.

The biggest reasons I was always told that we shouldn’t drink are that it can lead to sinful acts that one would normally wouldn’t do and that it is a poor witness to others. The concern is that if a non-Christian see us drinking it may be an occasion for them to sin. So we are called to set a good example for everyone.

MaltMom,

There is a very large contingent of Baptists who are adamant about non-drinking. I added the word “almost” to avoid such comments. A large contingent of the Baptist community looks down on drinking and engages in actual discussions regarding “grape juice” in the Old and New Testament in this regard. If you would like to see how far it goes, look at the books that go back and forth between those Baptists who don’t drink based on Biblical reasons and other Protestants who argue Biblically to the contrary.

I’ve had to remove myself from more than one painful discussion in this regard.

 

[Jessup]

Ex GF from Calvary Chapel : " Catholics believe they can do what they want then just go to confession"
Pastor Mark, at Calvary Chapel Melbourne Florida, had said in a sermon: " Catholicism is a stamp."

Coworker: " I only like the Catholic churches that teach the bible:

2 Coworker: Catholic nuns are sent to go work in hospitals to learn how to give abortions, they put the dead babies under their churches.