The Dangers of Being a Nice and Tolerant Catholic

[fin]

Excellent article by Archbishop Sample.

catholicsentinel.org/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=253&ArticleID=31758&TM=11993.74

Many people have reduced being a good and faithful Catholic to being nice, tolerant and doing good works. They think if we do service projects for the poor and needy, and don’t make any judgments about human behavior and sin, then we are fulfilling the Gospel mandate.

The Salvation of Souls.

How often do we hear this language in the Church today? Not very often, I am afraid.

Our mission is, only by the grace of God, to seek the salvation of our souls, and to bring as many with us to Heaven as we can, again only as God uses us as his instruments of grace and mercy. The supreme law of the Church is the salvation of souls.

 

[Lion_IRC]

Great.
Thanks.

 

[Beryllos]

Indeed, in this Jubilee Year of Mercy, I have heard concerned Catholics asking whether we are supposed to accept bad behavior, but no, we should not mistake tolerance for mercy. Mercy consists in providing for the needs of others, both material and spiritual needs. Sometimes a person’s spiritual needs are not met by affirmation or tolerance of spiritually harmful behavior.

 

[Lea101]

Imo you can be a nice and tolerant catholic and be against sin. (For example, if a gay guy asks me about it, I would say “it’s against my religion and I believe marriage is more than a cert proving that 2 people love each other, but while we both view this differently, I still love and respect you as a human being and I will defend you if someone were to call you a *ag. But at the end of the day, I’ll stand with my belief that marriage is meant for a man and a woman, and I won’t constantly shove this down your throat and make you feel worthless. And I hope you do the same for me”

Of course non religious people will disagree and still call me homophobic and religious people will say I’m being a bad catholic but I would say I’m not accepting sin while being tolerant of people having different beliefs than me.

I do agree that many Catholics change their views in fear of being labelled a bigot

 

[Used2beSherryG]

I am reading a wonderful little book called “The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic” by Matthew Kelly. I highly recommend this book as one that gives concrete suggestions for those of us who are dynamic in our faith to be able to reach out to and invigorate others to learn, pray and work for the salvation of souls.

 

[Strydersroom]

Imo you can be a nice and tolerant catholic and be against sin. (For example, if a gay guy asks me about it, I would say “it’s against my religion and I believe marriage is more than a cert proving that 2 people love each other, but while we both view this differently, I still love and respect you as a human being and I will defend you if someone were to call you a *ag. But at the end of the day, I’ll stand with my belief that marriage is meant for a man and a woman, and I won’t constantly shove this down your throat and make you feel worthless. And I hope you do the same for me”

Of course non religious people will disagree and still call me homophobic and religious people will say I’m being a bad catholic but I would say I’m not accepting sin while being tolerant of people having different beliefs than me.

I do agree that many Catholics change their views in fear of being labelled a bigot

Hello, I am a “gay guy” you speak of. First, thank you for defending me if someone called me a homophobic slur. However this is the irony: Many “nice and tolerant” Catholics here seem to want to ban/prevent me from getting married, adopting children, and making “homosexual acts” illegal, whatever they are. Do you support any of these statements?

I’m sure many slave owners were nice and tolerant to their slaves, while they still kept them in chains. Imo

 

[jmcrae]

Hello, I am a “gay guy” you speak of. First, thank you for defending me if someone called me a homophobic slur. However this is the irony: Many “nice and tolerant” Catholics here seem to want to ban/prevent me from getting married, adopting children, and making “homosexual acts” illegal, whatever they are. Do you support any of these statements?

I’m sure many slave owners were nice and tolerant to their slaves, while they still kept them in chains. Imo

Your safety is really important to us. So is the safety of everyone around you.

Nobody gets to hurt you while we are around.

Nor do you get to harm other people, not even if you mistake the hurt for love.

The slave analogy has no place here. You can vote, you can go to school, you can work, and you can travel. You can live anywhere you like.

 

[Lion_IRC]

…Many “nice and tolerant” Catholics here seem to want to ban/prevent me from getting married, adopting children, and making “homosexual acts” illegal, whatever they are. Do you support any of these statements?

I oppose same-sex marriage and I think deliberately (artificially) depriving children of
gender-balanced parenting is wrong.
But I am nonetheless tolerant of the existence of things I can’t change.

And “tolerate” is exactly the correct word. Tolerance is not the same as ambivalence. Nobody “tolerates” stuff they already approve of or stuff they joyfully affirm.

Then, of course, there are things I simply will not ‘tolerate’ - not ever - no matter how hard the LGBTQI lobby push. #stop_sexualizing_children

…I’m sure many slave owners were nice and tolerant to their slaves, while they still kept them in chains. Imo

Why does slavery always get brought up?

…you oppose gay marriage >>> therefore you must approve of slavery.

This seems illogical.

 

[PTL]

Why does slavery always get brought up?

…you oppose gay marriage >>> therefore you must approve of slavery.

This seems illogical.

That is illogical. Moral disorder is in the state of moral slavery - slaved by the disorder. Therefore, for one who opposes any disorder, he actually disapproves slavery.