04-20-2005, 06:31 AM
It's not like the Church is dealing with my fucking healthcare or social security. What exactly does he have control over that affects my life as a Catholic in any way? The actual running of the church is for priests, and clergy men to deal with, it's behind the scenes, broken down to the cardinals, the bishops, the priests, brothers, and sisters, and the deacons (which is a position within the church so often overlooked when people start bitching "yeah, but where is the role of married people within the clergy?" They can adminster Eucharist, they can read the Gospel at Mass), and their work involves administration/teaching at schools, maintaining church programs, doing work within their communities. The Pope's job is to spread the Good News about Jesus Christ, the ultimate priest on Earth. The majority of the stuff he says is the same shit they've been saying for 2000 years now. If there ever comes a time when people in this country are forced to choose their religion or their citizenship (cough China Cough), people will always choose to renounce their religion, because the Catholic Church cannot protect anyone. A government can. The Catholic Church does not protect life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, in fact, it took 1500 years before someone actually stated that those were the rights endowed by our creator.
What kind of laws is the Pope making that are affecting me, or the majority of Catholics I know? People have known for a long time you're not suppose to have sex before marriage. We do it anyway. We still are the same way. This Pope is going to repeat the same thing. "No sex before marriage." And how can I really argue with him? It's a fucking commandment.
Condoms? I'll use a little example here of how most Catholics think about condoms.
I have this cousin, one of three sisters. She was 16, dropped out of school, started doing drugs, and hanging out with losers. She gets pregnant.
So my grandmother tells my mother.
So, my mom says, "didn't they ever hear of protection?"
My grandmother goes, " Well, she's Catholic."
My mom says, "If she was really thinking about being Catholic, she wouldn't be having sex at 16."
You're not suppose to be having sex before marriage, so why bother talking about preaching about condoms. The only time a Catholic can use a condom is if he is at risk of transmitting something to his wife, or vice versa. You're not suppose to kill sperm, or try to prevent pregnancy. And you're not suppose to get an abortion, but a Catholic can get a dispensation in cases of rape.
What does that mean to the average Joe Catholic. It means, when you ask your priest about those pressing questions regarding condoms, he's gonna say, "The Catholic Church says you shouldn't be having sex before marriage, but, if you're gonna do it, use a rubber." A priest will speak to you as both a representative of the Church, and as a regular guy.
Besides, I learned about condoms in a Catholic school, in Catholic school classes.
They will never allow homosexuals into the Catholic Church.
What kind of laws is the Pope making that are affecting me, or the majority of Catholics I know? People have known for a long time you're not suppose to have sex before marriage. We do it anyway. We still are the same way. This Pope is going to repeat the same thing. "No sex before marriage." And how can I really argue with him? It's a fucking commandment.
Condoms? I'll use a little example here of how most Catholics think about condoms.
I have this cousin, one of three sisters. She was 16, dropped out of school, started doing drugs, and hanging out with losers. She gets pregnant.
So my grandmother tells my mother.
So, my mom says, "didn't they ever hear of protection?"
My grandmother goes, " Well, she's Catholic."
My mom says, "If she was really thinking about being Catholic, she wouldn't be having sex at 16."
You're not suppose to be having sex before marriage, so why bother talking about preaching about condoms. The only time a Catholic can use a condom is if he is at risk of transmitting something to his wife, or vice versa. You're not suppose to kill sperm, or try to prevent pregnancy. And you're not suppose to get an abortion, but a Catholic can get a dispensation in cases of rape.
What does that mean to the average Joe Catholic. It means, when you ask your priest about those pressing questions regarding condoms, he's gonna say, "The Catholic Church says you shouldn't be having sex before marriage, but, if you're gonna do it, use a rubber." A priest will speak to you as both a representative of the Church, and as a regular guy.
Besides, I learned about condoms in a Catholic school, in Catholic school classes.
They will never allow homosexuals into the Catholic Church.