That’s okay Diane he was just being snarky because I wrote that he reminds me of one of my sons. That was so funny. I think maybe he is too young to see it from an adult let alone a parent prospective. His disparaging of his mom is the harsh thing and sad. He no longer reminds me of my boy who would never say that about me. I now have a brand new appreciation for him. Think I’ll give him a call tonight.
Well, I’m not expecting it to win Post Of The Month or anything, but to be fair to coachkfan1 we should keep in mind what he was reacting to:
I would recommend caution w.r.t. assertions like the bolded part of that quote, as such claims may offend Orthodox very deeply. (Just think how we Catholics would feel if someone claimed that concelebration had take place between e.g. the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury.)
I was quoting from one of Catholic Answer’s own tracts, to which I had linked; I am sure that Catholic Answers had no intention of offending Orthodox Christians. My own purpose is simply to show the OP that her daughter’s dating an Orthodox young man is not, perhaps, the dire situation she seems to think it is.
It’s really okay and normal.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Yes, I understand. But that’s why I think it’s so important to point out that you included a claim that might deeply offend the Orthodox.
I was just getting ready to post this same thing. It can’t be good to obsess so much about anything and it would definitely drive a wedge between me and my mom if she acted in such a way as looking at my private cards, assuming a man is gay because he isn’t macho enough for her liking, being upset because I, like she was, was drawn to a man if a different faith (and GO is closer to Catholic than Lutheran is)…You have posted about this before. In fact, this is primarily what you have posted about. Either telling about the same problem and your concern about a strain on your relationship, or asking about the similarities of the GO and RCC. It seems almost to the point of obsession and I can see how your daughter would also feel her relationship with you is being strained.
You were previously also given the exact same advice as you are now yet you are continuing to read into this relationship, look at your daughter’s personal items from her boyfriend, analyze and overanalyze her relationship with him, and now decide that he might be gay because of his mannerisms.
I think you should consider that it is you who is putting this strain on your relationship with your daughter and it is not her relationship with her boyfriend. If this is how you continue to be, is it any wonder she would be thrilled to be part of a big welcoming family with him?
Well, if an Anglican made such a claim, I would know they were mistaken, as their priesthood is not valid in the view of the Catholic Church.
At least she isn’t dating a tattoo artist with facial piercings, head to toe tats, and reeking of cigarettes, pot, and booze.
*You *would, but some readers might trust that the statement was true. In the same way, readers might assume that it’s true that “Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople concelebrated the Eucharist together”.
Peter, as I already pointed out, it is not my assertion, but that of the writer of a Catholic Answers tract on the subject of Catholic-Orthodox relations. Follow the original link I had provided.
Well, your advice was that it would not be a “big deal” if the OP’s daughter converted, but the Catholic Church teaches otherwise. The Catholic Church call her members to remain in visible communion with her, the true church founded by Jesus Christ.