Sacrelige and People Consecrated to God

[S_V7]

When does somthing become blasphemey or sacreligious when dealing with peolpe consecrated to God?

Earlier, a few aunts were commenting on the good looks of a Brother (deacon, monk? don’t really know how this stuff works) in my parish who I think is on his way to become a preist.

I found the conversation funny but I knew it wasn’t right so I tried to distract myself from certain thoughts, though I wanted to hear more of what they had to say. I said that he was the guy who led my youth group and a few other things about him (where he’s from and such), but I feel I said this in the hope of them continuing to talk about him, and did want to hear what they had to say.

Well at that time, I knew it was wrong, but didn’t really think it was a big deal and dismissed scrupulous thoughts, but I do want to know is something like this is or can become sacreligious.

 

[stbruno]

I can sense your frustration with your family…but just remind them…God calls many people, some are also blessed with good looks. But the best part is that he has a good soul, and we should pray for his vocation to the priesthood. You aren’t going to change your family or their remarks, but by your example…they may realize that what you said is true.

 

[S_V7]

I can sense your frustration with your family…but just remind them…God calls many people, some are also blessed with good looks. But the best part is that he has a good soul, and we should pray for his vocation to the priesthood. You aren’t going to change your family or their remarks, but by your example…they may realize that what you said is true.

gosh, you make me seem a lot more charitable than I feel.

my intentions when I said that probably weren’t so charitable…I wanted to keep listening to them talk this way for whatever reason( probably not a very good one ) even though it botherd me on the inside. I didn’t comment on their remarks, instead, I guess I hoped to fuel more remarks by providing a little more info about him, which was what I kind of wanted to happen, but then I just kind of held my tongue and shooed away certain thoughts. Part of me hoped they kept talking about the subject while the other chanted ‘satanbegone’.

so i guess my question is, would something like this be sacrelige, amd if not, what would be?

 

[baltobetsy]

I don’t think it’s sacrilegious at all to notice and comment that a priest, deacon or seminarian is blessed with good looks. I’m always glad to see great-looking guys on the posters our diocese puts out with the seminarians’ photos. That means that it’s not only the guys who can’t get a date who answer the call to priesthood. Physical attractiveness can certainly be an asset in a priest’s apostolic work. It can be a danger as well, so we must pray for priests.

Usually, sacrilege is something added on top of an action that’s already sinful when it concerns a person consecrated to God. For example, fornication is already sinful, but with a consecrated person it’s now two sins, sacrilege being the second. So if your family members were making ***lewd ***remarks about the young man, that would be sinful whether or not he was consecrated to God, and since he is, it would also be sacrilege. If what they were saying was something of a more general, joking nature, I would not think it would be sinful or sacrilegious at all.

Betsy

 

[S_V7]

Well their remarks didn’t exactly seem lewd

something along the lines of…very handsome…not ordained, there’s still time (in a humerous way) and such. It did make me a bit uneasy but I still metioned stuff about him (where he comes from) in the hope of them continuing their talk or something

 

[Liberanosamalo]

Nothing wrong with noticing the glory of God’s creation! I for one love to see it when God gets the pick of the litter!

 

[baltobetsy]

Well their remarks didn’t exactly seem lewd

something along the lines of…very handsome…not ordained, there’s still time (in a humerous way) and such.

Well, all they did was speak the truth. A man’s vocation is never truly certain until the bishop lays hands on him at the ordination. While we should pray that he perseveres, there is no harm in a gentle joke like this. Just let it be a reminder for you to pray for his vocation, but not an occasion of feeling guilty!

Betsy

 

[thistle]

When does somthing become blasphemey or sacreligious when dealing with peolpe consecrated to God?

Earlier, a few aunts were commenting on the good looks of a Brother (deacon, monk? don’t really know how this stuff works) in my parish who I think is on his way to become a preist.

I found the conversation funny but I knew it wasn’t right so I tried to distract myself from certain thoughts, though I wanted to hear more of what they had to say. I said that he was the guy who led my youth group and a few other things about him (where he’s from and such), but I feel I said this in the hope of them continuing to talk about him, and did want to hear what they had to say.

Well at that time, I knew it was wrong, but didn’t really think it was a big deal and dismissed scrupulous thoughts, but I do want to know is something like this is or can become sacreligious.

CCC 2148 Blasphemy is directly opposed to the second commandment. It consists in uttering against God - inwardly or outwardly - words of hatred, reproach, or defiance; in speaking ill of God; in failing in respect toward him in one’s speech; in misusing God’s name. St. James condemns those “who blaspheme that honorable name [of Jesus] by which you are called.” The prohibition of blasphemy extends to language against Christ’s Church, the saints, and sacred things. It is also blasphemous to make use of God’s name to cover up criminal practices, to reduce peoples to servitude, to torture persons or put them to death. The misuse of God’s name to commit a crime can provoke others to repudiate religion.

CCC 2120 Sacrilege consists in profaning or treating unworthily the sacraments and other liturgical actions, as well as persons, things, or places consecrated to God. Sacrilege is a grave sin especially when committed against the Eucharist, for in this sacrament the true Body of Christ is made substantially present for us.