Peter J, I’m sorry if I offended or confused you, I say this because usually when people say “I’m going to go out on a limb here…” it is usually an indication that they are going to just spout off with something silly or just be downright demeaning. So let me clear something up and let’s try to be nice to one another in the future.
First I have no idea what you mean when you say : “is it possible that there’s a slight bit of “a plague on both your houses” attitude in your thinking?” That sounds New Age to me. what houses are you refering to? I don’t understand. If you read the first sentence of my original post you would see where I state, “I am new here and New to the Catholic faith. I will be joining RCIA classes here in Pittsburgh this fall and am so looking forward to learning the Catholic faith do’s and don’ts.” this should have been the opportunity for you to explain things to me in a compassionate and caring, Catholic Way. Instead, you chose to address me in another way. I thought about your posting yesterday and last night, and I found it almost intimidating and actually felt as if you were trying to keep me from becoming a Catholic. Really? Was this your intension?
Do you think Jesus would turn away one of his believers? I don’t. I’ve read enough of the Bible to make an educated assumption here. That is what I was saying. Now where in my post am I telling you that you or the church “need to become like the Anglicans in terms of open communion” - No where did I take that stance. You could have come to that assumption if I posted that I don’t agree with it so I go and take communion anyhow. Which I don’t but you know I could. I look around the church at my praying partners and not one of them have "I am catholic on their foreheads. The priest would not know if I was catholic or not. But I don’t do it and I wouldn’t until I become a Catholic. So in short, it’s ok to be “almost angry” as I stated, it’s not ok to go and ignore the Catholic belief and “take communion anyway”. You were unfair to make your assumptions public - So I’m going to ask outright, are you this distrusting of new members on this board?
I am going to have a gazillion questions and I am going to voice my opinion, and more than likely I going to hear from others with why my thoughts are not in line with the faith, as the three priests I am learning from have encouraged me to do. Each time I have questioned something, I have been taught a new meaning or given new insight to an old belief. Never has a priest asked if I had a “slight plague on both my houses attitude”. And, because I found compassionate answers to my questions, I have come to consider converting - thus as I stated, I will be taking RCIA classes this fall and I am looking forward to learning the Catholic faith Do’s and Don’ts".
So please in the future don’t question my faith, but you can of course explain why something is done the way it is and try to be a Catholic Brother and teach me. You can send me a private email, please don’t continue going out on a limb to spout off publically what you think I said. But I am open to any questions and help you might want to provide.
thank you. Linda
