HopeAngel,I have a friend who is in a relationship that goes against our faith. She has told me things in confidence and I don’t want to break her trust but feel I need to tell someone. I feel if I talk to someone I know about this I might break down and tell them the whole story. This would ruin our friendship. I do not encourage her and I tell her she should stop, but I won’t leave her because I feel she needs someone. I need to do something, help.
Hope, you need to give us the details. Many people are of different faiths and thats ok. Is she going to hurt someone? Commit suicide? Take drugs? Is she a minor? Does she live with someone? Who do you want to tell? Will anything change if you do tell? You need to consider these questions. If she is not a danger to herself or to others keep your lips zipped.I have a friend who is in a relationship that goes against our faith. She has told me things in confidence and I don’t want to break her trust but feel I need to tell someone. I feel if I talk to someone I know about this I might break down and tell them the whole story. This would ruin our friendship. I do not encourage her and I tell her she should stop, but I won’t leave her because I feel she needs someone. I need to do something, help.
If you talk to someone else, it’s going to be hard to keep it from being gossip. Take your problem to Christ in the adoration chapel. He’s probably the only one outside of your fallen friend whom you should be discussing this unless your friend gives you permission to break her confidence.I have a friend who is in a relationship that goes against our faith. She has told me things in confidence and I don’t want to break her trust but feel I need to tell someone. I feel if I talk to someone I know about this I might break down and tell them the whole story. This would ruin our friendship. I do not encourage her and I tell her she should stop, but I won’t leave her because I feel she needs someone. I need to do something, help.