Friday, August 14, 2009

Why Not Catholic?




For the past year I have been intending to write a blog/note discussing miracles from many views. To this point that series of blogs didn't come into existence because I got bogged down in all of the research I was doing. Then I just plain ran out of time. I still hope to get back to it but for now I would rather repost a question to all of my facebook friends. I originally posted this as a blog on myspace a long time ago but only got one response.For a long time now I have wondered what really bothers people about the catholic church. anyone is free to discuss. I have talked to many people at work, college etc. and I tend to get a variety of answers to this question. Many people talk about a dislike for organized religion, they mention the sexual abuse scandals, some say they just fell away and eventually stopped going, some say they began to think about their faith at a young age and realized it was false, some believe christians are pictured next to the word "dumb" in the dictionairy, some are drawn away by protestant denominations lead to believe that the cathoolic church's teachigns are unbiblical, I've heard Mary refered to as the whore of babylon, I've heard the pope called the anti-christ, some talk about how they don't agree with what the church teaches on crucial issues like birth control, abortion, divorce and remariage etc. (they say God should stay out of their bedroom), I've heard the church is filthy rich and that's what it's all about, I've even heard that priests have devils tails and that's why they wear a robe etc.etc. The list goes on. But now I'm looking for answers from those of you whom I have never heard on the issue. This is your chance to vent about the catholic church. I guess my responses will depend on how many of you reply to this note. I don't have a ton of time on my hands lately but Ii would like to try to spend some time discussing the issues with you all. I do hope this can be a respectful and enlightening experience for all of us. So tell me what it would take for you to even consider being a catholic. As I have many friends on facebook on both sides of the fence I would like to ask that you all keep it respectfull. I won't personally be offended by truthful heartfelt answers but please don't just write two pages of profanities and accusations towards the Catholic church. Likewise I ask my Catholic friends to respect the heartfelt answers I recieve. Other than that feel free to dicuss with one another and I will answer as many questions as I have time and knowledge for. Thank you all!
In Christ,Matthew