Voiceing my Opinion

[Catholic4Ever4]

Hello, I love my catholic faith and just wonder why Catholics are being picked on by so many. Other denominations have sexual abuse in their pastors also. Yet they keep it quiet and shove the out real fast. Yet the Catholic church is dragged through the mud on this subject. I Love the Catholic faith and will not hurt my opinion of priests.
Next, There is a lot of Catholic I do not understand. Abortion. Why would someone not want their baby. When couples make love, it is to make a baby. So why is there a question on when the fetus is a baby?
Next: Gay/Lesbian: Love the person, not the sin. These people are still human beings created by God. They should not be discriminated against or kicked out of society or ostracized. I am not Gay or Lesbian, I am Straight and I have been OSTRACIZEDfor what I did not do; it does not feel good. People believe any old lie there is. Unfortunately Catholics are the worse. Are you without sin? I bet not. Do you as a straight person want someone in your bedroom analysing whether or not the sex you are having is approved by the Catholic Church and if you are having the right kind of Sex. I bet Not. Everybody has a conscience and that is what God put on your heart. So pay attention to your conscience. I do not agree with same sex being together in an intimate way, and I have taken a lot to get used to that. However, I look at the good person; do not throw a good person away. Do not like the act, like the person.
Next: I have listened a lot to our Catholic Radio station in my area. It is great for information and learning of the Catholic Faith, and birth control. When I attended RCIA, and it came time for the birth control part. They stressed any kind of sex or sex by yourself is not love. God created sex for Love. When a person Masturbates or has sex with anybody, that is NOT love. Are you letting God down, yes. Showing your intimate body to any person is not right. I personally, cannot do this, have never done this. The act is NOT love. It is a desicration of your own body and self-worth.
NEXT: If you are a Catholic, please be in Mass and not elsewhere. Please if you must criticize, slander, trash another person, which is not right; at least leave the church building. Do not stand in back of church and talk loudly about this person. It gives a bad impression of your church; That particular church, NOT all catholic churches.
God Bless

 

[SonSearcher]

Is there a question? You started a thread, I know it is called voicing my opinion but would yo like to discuss any of this?

 

[bzkoss236]

Hello, I love my catholic faith and just wonder why Catholics are being picked on by so many. Other denominations have sexual abuse in their pastors also. Yet they keep it quiet and shove the out real fast. Yet the Catholic church is dragged through the mud on this subject. I Love the Catholic faith and will not hurt my opinion of priests.
Next, There is a lot of Catholic I do not understand. Abortion. Why would someone not want their baby. When couples make love, it is to make a baby. So why is there a question on when the fetus is a baby?
Next: Gay/Lesbian: Love the person, not the sin. These people are still human beings created by God. They should not be discriminated against or kicked out of society or ostracized. I am not Gay or Lesbian, I am Straight and I have been OSTRACIZEDfor what I did not do; it does not feel good. People believe any old lie there is. Unfortunately Catholics are the worse. Are you without sin? I bet not. Do you as a straight person want someone in your bedroom analysing whether or not the sex you are having is approved by the Catholic Church and if you are having the right kind of Sex. I bet Not. Everybody has a conscience and that is what God put on your heart. So pay attention to your conscience. I do not agree with same sex being together in an intimate way, and I have taken a lot to get used to that. However, I look at the good person; do not throw a good person away. Do not like the act, like the person.
Next: I have listened a lot to our Catholic Radio station in my area. It is great for information and learning of the Catholic Faith, and birth control. When I attended RCIA, and it came time for the birth control part. They stressed any kind of sex or sex by yourself is not love. God created sex for Love. When a person Masturbates or has sex with anybody, that is NOT love. Are you letting God down, yes. Showing your intimate body to any person is not right. I personally, cannot do this, have never done this. The act is NOT love. It is a desicration of your own body and self-worth.
NEXT: If you are a Catholic, please be in Mass and not elsewhere. Please if you must criticize, slander, trash another person, which is not right; at least leave the church building. Do not stand in back of church and talk loudly about this person. It gives a bad impression of your church; That particular church, NOT all catholic churches.
God Bless

I understand your frustration, and as Catholics, we should not bully or hate anyone. Many Christians seem to miss the mark when dealing with homosexuals in that regard. It is not Church teaching to be mean to homosexuals, in fact, I would say it is against Church teaching to be mean to homosexuals. But also, as Christians, it is part of who we are, if we are not Christians outside of church then we are not Christians. from what you describe, it seems like what you should really be saying is that if you are Christian, you should act like it outside of church, because acting like a Christian outside of church means loving your neighbor as yourself, which many people fail at.

 

[Catholic4Ever4]

Thank you both for your reply. I do mean that a Christian should wear their christianity everywhere they go. I will pull my small prayers books out whereever I am, if at work, sitting in a church, (other than before or after Mass), waiting for whatever. I have little prayers books that I have with me. I read the prayers. I wear a crucifix a lot & other medals. I try to behave per my beliefs.
It has taken me a long time to view praying outside an abortion clinic as correct and not trying to intimidate the woman going to facility. It should be education about abortion itself to cut down on the number of woman having abortions.
Anything about the catholic faith should be education.
I guess my big question is why did not the priest who were known by the Catholic Bishops not taken out of area where children were? I realize that God forgives and that is what confession is for; however, scaring a child for life is not a Catholic Faith or any faith. These priest need our prayers.