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Bill_Pick
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It is a mortal sin for a cathloic to go and play golf on a Sunday and not go to church… What happens to non-cathloic if they do the same thing.
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invadersomeone
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My understanding is that missing Mass on a Sunday is a mortal sin unless their is exceptional circumstances that prevent you from being able to attend, for example if you are physically unable to attend then it’s not mortal.
I don’t see how golf could possibly be an excusable reason, or even a thought as to doing that instead of attending mass. If golf is more important then worshipping God on his day then I think some priorities may be mixed up.
As for non-catholics I do not know what would happen.
I don’t see how golf could possibly be an excusable reason, or even a thought as to doing that instead of attending mass. If golf is more important then worshipping God on his day then I think some priorities may be mixed up.
As for non-catholics I do not know what would happen.
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All_4_God
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Why don’t you just move your tee time until after church?
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Methodi
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This is funny, a Catholic man once told me, if it`s a bright sunny Sunday morning, I am not going to sit in a Church, I am going to play golf, It takes all kinds!
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baylee
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Hmmm…I’m wondering whether it would be fine as long as you set aside Saturday as your day of rest and you went to the vigil mass on Saturday evening.
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Methodi
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I doubt if that man cared if he went to Church or not, but that is a good idea to go to vigil mass, a lot of people do that , so they have their Sundays free
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Dirk_Skene
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Go to Mass on Saturday evening & set your tee time for 7:00 AM Sunday 
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1ke
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It is a mortal sin to deliberately miss Mass.
The Church gives guidance regarding when we may miss Mass-- illness, caring for one who is ill, physical inability to get to a Mass, etc.
There are ample opportunities to attend Mass on Saturday evening, Sunday morning, and in many places also on Sunday evening.
Non-Catholics are not under Canon Law obligation to assist at Mass.
However, non-Catholic Christians remain under the obligation of the Third Commandment regarding worship of God. How God deals with them if they willfully refuse to keep the Third Commandment is not known to us. But, this obligation is known to them via the Commandments, so I would presume they will have something to answer for.
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teachccd
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Since Mass is our participation in the sacrifice of Jesus on calvary whereby we receive Him in the Eucharist let me re-phrase the OP’s question:
If Jesus were at the Last Supper (which is precisely what the Mass is) would we find it more prudent to miss that dinner with Him and go and play golf or do anything for that matter?? Would we want to knowlingly leave Christ on the hill of calvary to do something that we think is more important?
Now since non-Catholics have neglected to maintain the centuries old greatest Christian prayer (the Mass) then they are not bound to be somewhere that they have no knowledge exists (the Mass). This, for most of them, is sincere ignorance since many are just following their family faith tradition. Many, however, have seeked the truth and are now attending Mass every Sunday.
Playing golf or going to Mass?? HHMMM…
God gave us 168 hours in a week. Let’s say that we play golf for 167 and give Him back one…teachccd
If Jesus were at the Last Supper (which is precisely what the Mass is) would we find it more prudent to miss that dinner with Him and go and play golf or do anything for that matter?? Would we want to knowlingly leave Christ on the hill of calvary to do something that we think is more important?
Now since non-Catholics have neglected to maintain the centuries old greatest Christian prayer (the Mass) then they are not bound to be somewhere that they have no knowledge exists (the Mass). This, for most of them, is sincere ignorance since many are just following their family faith tradition. Many, however, have seeked the truth and are now attending Mass every Sunday.
Playing golf or going to Mass?? HHMMM…
God gave us 168 hours in a week. Let’s say that we play golf for 167 and give Him back one…teachccd
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OAKIE
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Which one is more important to you? Are your priorities in line with God’s priorities? Golf is not inherently evil, unless you cuss like I do when you play.
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Bill_Pick
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It is a mortal sin for a cathloic to go and play golf on a Sunday and not go to church… What happens to non-cathloic if they do the same thing.
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1ke
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See post #8 where I answered this question.
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OAKIE
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For anyone who knows they have a Sunday obligation to fulfill, and who knowingly disregards the obligation without good reason (Want to play golf is not a good reason) objectively speaking, has committed a mortal sin. The non Catholic is most likely not aware of the obligation, and therefore any sin involved would not be mortal and may not be a sin at all.
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tobinatorstark
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Bill,
Does your parish offer a Saturday night service??? You can go to Sat night service to fulfill your Sunday obligation. But intentionally missing Church to play golf is a mortal sin. I suggest that you move your tee time your parish doesn’t offer a Sat. night service. You have not committed a mortal sin until you have been alerted such that it is mortal sin, but you did have intent to play golf and miss church and consent. You had not the knowledge until now. It is only venial sin until you come in contact with the three mentioned above
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tobinatorstark
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There is no subsituting sat and sunday for rest day. One can attend mass on sat or sun to fulfill his sunday obligation though
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tobinatorstark
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men should care if he went to church or not. The intent of going one day to mass so they can bypass the other so they can do what they want is wrong. Not mortally wrong, but wrong.I doubt if that man cared if he went to Church or not, but that is a good idea to go to vigil mass, a lot of people do that , so they have their Sundays free
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mesurman
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I was at an all day conference on a Friday during lent a few years ago and I ordered a small bowl of Clam Chowder for lunch and the guys at the table with me ordered the pulled pork sandwich plate and It looked good and I said so and the guys said go ahead and have one yourself and I informed them that it was Friday during Lent and that means no meat. Well one of the fellows asked me if I go to Church and I said I did. He went on to inform me that Sunday was his one day off (he looks up towards the heavens) and says “no offense to the big guy upstairs but Sunday is my one day off and I am not going to spend it in church”. Huh.
We wonder why our country is in the state it is!!!
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All_4_God
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Oh wow.
Even though I’m a Protestant, I still understand the importance of attending a weekly service. Doesn’t the book of Hebrews command us to do so? Huh, so much for keeping Holy the Sabbath Day. And really, an hour really isn’t that much time. Shouldn’t you devote at least one hour of your time on the Sabbath to the LORD?
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Methodi
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Another time, a Catholic man told me during holy week that a priest told him it`s a good Friday when U have meat to eat, again takes all kinds, proving that we catholics do not see everything in the same light
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tobinatorstark
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Why would a priest say such a thing. At one point in Catholics didn’t eat mean on any Friday.
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