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I have questions for Catholics on Alcohol. I know that some of you are going to get mad at me for asking this, but this is truley something that I dont understand about the Catholic belief on this matter. As I have said before, my in-laws are mostly Catholic, and whenever there is a get together much alcohol is consumed. We just got back from her Sister’s 25th anniversary and there was a 16 gallon keg and 32 cases of beer. When the church that she used to go to had a family fundraiser for their new building, they had a beer garden and auctioned off old bottles of whiskey as well as other things. Almost all Catholic functions that I have been to, and I have been to alot, involve drinking. I’m not asking this to make people mad. Thanks for your thoughts.
 
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NonDenom:
Hi All
I have questions for Catholics on Alcohol. I know that some of you are going to get mad at me for asking this, but this is truley something that I dont understand about the Catholic belief on this matter. As I have said before, my in-laws are mostly Catholic, and whenever there is a get together much alcohol is consumed. We just got back from her Sister’s 25th anniversary and there was a 16 gallon keg and 32 cases of beer. When the church that she used to go to had a family fundraiser for their new building, they had a beer garden and auctioned off old bottles of whiskey as well as other things. Almost all Catholic functions that I have been to, and I have been to alot, involve drinking. I’m not asking this to make people mad. Thanks for your thoughts.
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this is the Catholic belief summed up:
Alcohol consmption is not a sin, drunkeness is a mortal sin, BTW our Lord drank alcohol
 
I don’t know what you are insinuating here. Some Catholics consume alcoholic beverages and some don’t - just like all other faiths.
 
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NonDenom:
Hi All
I have questions for Catholics on Alcohol. I know that some of you are going to get mad at me for asking this, but this is truley something that I dont understand about the Catholic belief on this matter. As I have said before, my in-laws are mostly Catholic, and whenever there is a get together much alcohol is consumed. We just got back from her Sister’s 25th anniversary and there was a 16 gallon keg and 32 cases of beer. When the church that she used to go to had a family fundraiser for their new building, they had a beer garden and auctioned off old bottles of whiskey as well as other things. Almost all Catholic functions that I have been to, and I have been to alot, involve drinking. I’m not asking this to make people mad. Thanks for your thoughts.
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Sorry guy’s I was in a hurry and forgot to ask my original question.
At the events I mentioned many people got drunk. Do Catholics look at getting drunk wrong?
Thanks.
 
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Almost all Catholic functions that I have been to, and I have been to alot, involve drinking. I’m not asking this to make people mad. Thanks for your thoughts.
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I do know what you mean, that it is possible to find gatherings, like a fundraiser dinner to benefit the parish school, where alcohol is served. Several Protestant denominations would never do this. Catholics do not see alcohol consumption to be wrong. Drunkenness is not okay, though. It is wrong.
 
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NonDenom:
At the events I mentioned many people got drunk. Do Catholics look at getting drunk wrong? Thanks.
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Getting drunk would at the very least fall under the sin of gluttony. Whether it was mortal or not I believe would hinge on intent. If you set out to get pie-eyed, I could see that as a problem…if you have one too many glasses of champagne at a wedding celebration…that might be venial…assuming you didn’t drive home or do something else stupid.
 
Catholics see getting drunk as a sin, yet alcohol in itself is not bad. Just like beauty, there is nothing wrong with beauty it is something nice. My wife is beautiful and I would take it as a compliment for someone to say so, yet if someone looks upon her lustfully that is wrong, it would irk me.
I don’t like to be irked. 🙂

Many things are not wrong in themselves, but misused then become objects of abuse.

Now the Catholic Church is filled with imperfect people, and I am sure there are quite a few sinners as in other churches. I don’t see anything wrong with alcohol at Church functions, but it should be taken in moderation as with many other things can be abused.

So you might see some Catholics who might sin, we should love them still, yet help them repent, and overcome their sin.
Love the sinner, hate the sin.

God Bless
Scylla

Jesus drank alcohol, as someone said, it is not wrong to drink. But, we do not see Jesus getting drunk in the Gospels.
 
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NonDenom:
Sorry guy’s I was in a hurry and forgot to ask my original question.
At the events I mentioned many people got drunk. Do Catholics look at getting drunk wrong?
Thanks.
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I personally would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotamy.

That’s my two cents!

But, really. There are people who drink more than others everywhere you go. The Church understands that alcoholism is a disease and treats it as such. For instance, the Church has programs for alcoholic priests. (When I got married, the priest was flying higher than a kite!)

Drinking alcohol is a part of life! Even Jesus changed water into wine so wedding guests could party! And He did it at the behest of His mother!

Ya jes’ gotta remember that it causes problems and ya gotta treat it with respect.

Subrosa
 
14Thou dost cause the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth, 15 and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread to strengthen man’s heart. (Psalm 104:114-15)

Catholics are expected to practice the virtue of temperance when it comes to food, alcohol, and other substances and, if they use them, to use them in moderation. Accordingly, the Catholic Church condemns gluttony, drunkenness, and other forms of substance abuse. See paragraph 2290 in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
 
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NonDenom:
Sorry guy’s I was in a hurry and forgot to ask my original question.
At the events I mentioned many people got drunk. Do Catholics look at getting drunk wrong?
Thanks.
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Yes, to set out to get drunk is very wrong! (Personally, I don’t drink, however, I wouldn’t mind if someone else did, in moderation of course.)
 
I went to this wedding one time and people were there partying, laughing, dancing, singing and consuming lots of alchohol. Then we ran out, so this women ask her son if he could do anything about it. Right before my eyes he gave us more alchohol to consume, so we could party somemore. His name was JESUS.
 
Growing up Catholic I was taught that drunkeness was wrong because it impaired judgement thus we were creating a situation which was a near occasion to sin for ourselves and those around us. Also, it was behavior unbecoming to the temple of the Holy Spirit.

I don’t know if these were church teachings or only what my parents taught us.

cheddar
 
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NonDenom:
Hi All
I have questions for Catholics on Alcohol. I know that some of you are going to get mad at me for asking this, but this is truley something that I dont understand about the Catholic belief on this matter. As I have said before, my in-laws are mostly Catholic, and whenever there is a get together much alcohol is consumed. We just got back from her Sister’s 25th anniversary and there was a 16 gallon keg and 32 cases of beer. When the church that she used to go to had a family fundraiser for their new building, they had a beer garden and auctioned off old bottles of whiskey as well as other things. Almost all Catholic functions that I have been to, and I have been to alot, involve drinking. I’m not asking this to make people mad. Thanks for your thoughts.
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The Irish influence? Not meaning that Irish are drunk or whatnot, but alcohol does play a major part in that particular culture. I would like to point out however that here in Australia, we have no such problem, we sell biscuits and cakes.
 
am not getting the question, if there is one. You say Catholic friends drink a lot at family gatherings and parties. So does my family, but it is not because they are Catholic, it is because they are boozers. They also go bowling together, but that is not a Catholic thing, just a coincidence.

The Catholic moral teaching on alcohol is that it is neutral, one of many gifts of the Creator, and Christ and his followers are shown enjoying good wine many times in the bible. That wedding feast at Cana with the 7 jugs of good wine certainly sounds like weddings in our family (which is why I only served champagne for the toast at DD’s wedding, I did not want my family to embarrass us.)

Christ did not drink distilled liquor or beer because I don’t think they had been invented yet. Beer was an important beverage and significant source of nutrition in the middle ages. Grain alcohol and beer are both ways of preserving the energy value of the grains in a form easily shipped and stored, and were important in the early economy of this nation (read up on the Whiskey Rebellion).

But alcohol, like all food products is morally neutral, as are drugs and pharmaceuticals derived from plants. If they are part of creation they are good by the virtue of coming from the hand of the Creator. Like everything else created, including our own human bodies, these gifts can be misused and abused. Catholic moral teaching condemns all such misuse and abuse.
 
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