Why Catholics....

[clmowry]

I think one the trait of the Catholic Church that makes its ex-members so antagonistic is that the CC maintains that each and everything it teaches is “the Divine Truth” and must therefore be believed.

Catholicism just does not leave any wiggle room for the particular objection that leads an individual to abandon the Church.

The “Church” must therefore be wrong in order for to justify their decision.

So from their perspective the Church is propagating a lie about God and imposing its “man made” rules on its victims.

Now there is something to get angry about.

With other denominations, their objection simply means that you do not agree with somebody else’s interpretation of the bible on a given issue.

It is much more difficult to hate a particular someone than it is to hate an organization.

Chuck

 

[Newbie2]

The first thing to rule out is sex.

For 99.99% of people who reject the Church, the reason behind the reason they give you is atually the Catholic teachng on sexuality.

lt has been shown that 99.9% of all statistics are inaccurate.



Where DO people get this kind of research?

 

[jmcrae]

lt has been shown that 99.9% of all statistics are inaccurate.



Where DO people get this kind of research?

I don’t know, but it is a truism that a great deal of heresy finds its initial inspiration between the legs.

 

[joeybaggz]

When the only answers you get to questions about the Catholic faith when you are young is, “well, it’s a mystery”, or “Because Christ said so”, or “that’s what Father ____ says”, or “because it’s always been that way.”" or “we’ve always believed that”, then people leave. Just relying on any of a number of versions of “because I said so” doesn’t work.

Having gone to Catholic schools through high school and college and been given these kinds of answers, makes me understand why probably at least half of the people I graduated with have walked away from the Church.

I’ve found that when well presented, the the teachings of the Catholic Church are at the very least respected, if not embraced, by the questioner. Problem is, there seems to be a lack of good catechesis out there.

My two cents

 

[JRKH]

When the only answers you get to questions about the Catholic faith when you are young is, “well, it’s a mystery”, or “Because Christ said so”, or “that’s what Father ____ says”, or “because it’s always been that way.”" or “we’ve always believed that”, then people leave. Just relying on any of a number of versions of “because I said so” doesn’t work.

Having gone to Catholic schools through high school and college and been given these kinds of answers, makes me understand why probably at least half of the people I graduated with have walked away from the Church.

I’ve found that when well presented, the the teachings of the Catholic Church are at the very least respected, if not embraced, by the questioner. Problem is, there seems to be a lack of good catechesis out there.

My two cents

Well Said

Peace
James

 

[mercygate]

lt has been shown that 99.9% of all statistics are inaccurate.



Where DO people get this kind of research?

It wasn’t research. It wasn’t statistics. It was personal observation. Try it out. Scratch the surface of any person who claims a theological objection to the Church. Nearly every time, just one layer down (or less) will be the teaching on sexuality.

If they don’t mention it, ask them if they think contraception is OK.

 

[Prayer_Warrior]

It wasn’t research. It wasn’t statistics. It was personal observation. Try it out. Scratch the surface of any person who claims a theological objection to the Church. Nearly every time, just one layer down (or less) will be the teaching on sexuality.

If they don’t mention it, ask them if they think contraception is OK.

Yup… I’ve seen a lot of this. Pre-marital sex, contraception, and a “biggie” from my observations-- the (adulterous) consequences of remarriage after divorce.

However, I have also heard of people leaving because “they didn’t feel fed at the Catholic Church”. That one makes me cringe for obvious reasons.

 

[daeve]

I think one the trait of the Catholic Church that makes its ex-members so antagonistic is that the CC maintains that each and everything it teaches is “the Divine Truth” and must therefore be believed.

Catholicism just does not leave any wiggle room for the particular objection that leads an individual to abandon the Church.

The “Church” must therefore be wrong in order for to justify their decision.

So from their perspective the Church is propagating a lie about God and imposing its “man made” rules on its victims.

Now there is something to get angry about.

With other denominations, their objection simply means that you do not agree with somebody else’s interpretation of the bible on a given issue.

It is much more difficult to hate a particular someone than it is to hate an organization.

Chuck

MAN-MADE RULES!!! That’s the worst. My sister left the church and joined the UCC. Now there’s a lot about UCC that I like, especially the social consciousness they have, almost as good as ours! However, we nearly came to blows at the dinner before her son’s confirmation. If she’d said that phrase ONE MORE TIME, she’d have been wearing the lasagna.

The way that phrase is used is what annoys me. It’s a huge insult to call something a man-made rule. The particular issue was the dinner…it was on a Friday in Lent, and the only Catholic in the room passed on lasagna. As it turned out, one was meatless, very considerate, but neither one was marked. Nobody said one was meatless so I just had salad. And it was Lent anyway…just some salad was ok.

As for me, I like having an authority you can turn to if you have a question. I don’t want to try to figure it out for myself all the time. I appreciate that thousands of theologians and scholars have already done that for me.