The Good Catholic...?

Question

Why is it that Catholics truly believe they have carte blanc when it comes to sex, lies and plagerisim?? I have yet to meet a catholic that wasn't some sort of hypocrate.
I was raised Catholic and when I was old enough to choose for myself I became Wiccan. Most Family members who have crossed over ; always questioned their faith when the end was near, and if He was truly out there.
I'm hoping you have an intelligent answer and not some religious reteric

Answer 1

I don't understand your question fully, but I will do my best to answer...
Catholics are humans too. Everyone sins. Just because someone tries not to, or tries to do what is right doesn't mean that they are not going to sin, even mortally or gravely. Everyone, for the most part, knows right from wrong... i.e. it's wrong to steal. However, that doesn't mean that if you believe it's wrong you aren't going to be tempted to sin or actually sin. I think the hypocracy comes in when people are ashamed to admit that they have these temptations too and are sinners and deny all wrongdoings, which, in and of itself is also a sin... the sin of Pride, which is one of the seven deadly sins.

I am sorry your contact with Catholics hasn't been pleasant. However, there are millions of Catholics in the world today; it's quite unfair to lumps over a million people into one category based on a very small percentage.

Yes, there are going to be hypocrites among them... they even speak of hypocrites in the Bible. But, there are hypocrites wherever you go, no matter what denomination.

Answer 2

You miss the whole point.

The Catholic church provides all that we Catholics need to atone for our many sins and failures, simply because it is so well provisioned by the grace Jesus obtained for us through his singular and eternal sacrifice, on the cross at Calvary.

God knows were all messed up, so he freely provides whatever we need to get by, through the only church he ever founded, so he and it can lead us all to heaven.

Sure, we're a bunch of hypocrites and habitual sinners. God knows it and so do we. What do you think we do in confession, play pinochle?

God loves us anyway. And when it comes time to wrap up our earthly existence and claim our eternal reward, all we practicing Catholics will need to say to St. Peter is, "I'm with Jesus, just like I've always been."

He'll know if we're telling the truth.

And that makes judgment day a whole lot easier to fathom.

As for questioning the faith, there's nothing wrong with that, but it's important to get all one's "homework" done long before it's time to go.

Otherwise it can get pretty scary.

Informed, practical Catholics don't fear death. They trust in God, and then they simply hang in there until the end, come what may.

Answer 3

Catholicism has a lot of very stringent rules, and in this day and age, most people don't like to have stringent rules. People begin to pick and choose which rules they think are "okay to break once in a while", and which ones aren't. Yes, it's a hypocrisy, but life is full of them, and almost everyone on the planet, regardless of faith, beliefs, or whatever else has some "double-standard" that they feel justified in.

My advice would be to find your happiness but also to recognize that in the righteousness of your happiness, you, like everyone else, are not perfect. Neither are those that you question. None of us is perfect. We all do what we can to survive and be as happy as possible.

Answer 4

Lol, Ma'am, you certainly went deeply into Wiccan teaching, as far as the Rede has it :

Bide the Wiccan Laws ye must In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust.
Live an’ let live - Fairly take an’ fairly give.

I suggest you get to taking a hard look at the the second verse.

Answer 5

I must agree that you aren't practicing the wiccan rede here, which makes you a hippocrite yourself. I know many wonderful people who happen to be catholic, but if you don't give the individuals a chance because you see their religion first and not them, you don't know what you're missing--and we can hardly hold them all responsible for the actions of others whom they have never met,or those who practiced the same religion throughout history

Answer 6

I was here reading your question, and thinking of all that I could tell you about being a Catholic, and so forth, but decided not to because you have your mind made up already, and nothing I would say would matter to you anyway.

There are wrong people in every religion, and that's all you know. Don't judge the whole Catholicism just because of those you know!

Answer 7

Oh, I wouldn't call them hypocrites. Catholics are well aware that they are sinful. That's what Confession is for. In fact, if anything, I would say they are more honest about their faults than some other sects out there, for the simple fact that they do admit them, and ask forgiveness for them.

Hell, even I can't fault them for that. I don't believe in their god, but if they feel the need to ask forgiveness, they can't be all bad. I just wish they would ask forgiveness from the person they harmed, as opposed to their imaginary friend. (Yes, imaginary friend is subjective... la la la)

Answer 8

I suppose that all depends on what you mean by "intelligent".

I am always amused by ex-catholics who think their past history as one actually gives their decision to leave some sort of credibility.

Your knowledge of Catholic Doctrine leaves a lot to be desired. I am not surprised you left the Church.

How's that for intelligent?

Answer 9

Wow, sorry you've had such bad luck with Catholics. Remember, they're just fallible people trying to do their best, like you.

The only difference is that they think the goal is to live by Jesus' rules, while you are following a different path.

I'm sure you're imperfect on occasion, too. Let's try to be more tolerant, please.

Answer 10

I was a catholic once but still I do not speak against them. May God show us a clear path ameen. I can see you have a point perhaps you met people that just did not know better :) May God illuminate your life and guide you rightly always Ameen!