What should I do? (a conscience vs church issue)

[Bookcat]

Going back to the original general theme of* “a conscience vs Church”* …it is very important to note that such is really not the case when it involves a Catholic.

It is not as if the Church is some external element seeking to impose itself on the person. It is not a conflict here between the teaching of the Church and the persons conscience…

but is a conflict within the persons conscience…

their conscience is divided against itself*.*

(and thus one must work to remove the error within the conscience… so healing can take place within …)

 

[GraceDK]

Debora,
I don’t know if you are still following this thread, but I just thought I’d give some advice to maybe come to the problem from another angle.

You might ask yourself what you believe about obedience, and study what Scripture says about it. I think in obedience there is alot of peace.
I dont ask you to blindly obey. Obedience always comes together with knowing why you obey something… eg. I will choose to obey the Sunday Mass obligation although I personally think that making it a rule is wrong. But I obey anyway, because I believe so many other things that the Church says, that I accept the whole package and actually believe the Holy Spirit leads the Church.
I’ve always been radical. I once doubted about the ever virginity of our Lady and on that day I was totally ready to leave the Catholic Church. She either is the true Church or she isnt… anyways… God spoke to me that day so clearly and directly I’ve never been bothered by that question again.

The Lord was obedient… so were the saints, when it was most “irrational” from the point of view of the flesh and humanity.
I guess the ones who never have a chance to be obedient will never go through purifying fire and become gold.

Another thing: The Lord says in Scripture, that we will be judged on every word that comes over our lips. I once stumbled accross that, when I was in a period of fiercely debating with Catholics and becoming louder and louder in some Protestant ideas that might never really leave me…
I do think wisdom and understanding grows more in prayer and silence than in discussions.