Catholics please tell me?

Question

How would you feel about receiving this?
A email I just received from this person reads

From: Nerd

Subject: http://www.priestsrapeboys.com/...

Message: Every time any person gives any amount of money to the Catholic Church, that person is paying the salary of pedophile rapists. Not merely looking the other way, mind you, but actually paying the salaries of thousands of criminal, sexual deviants, who try to pass themselves off as men who have moral authority, but who are, in fact, the basest of men (Dan. 4:17). Who would rationally conceive of actually paying the salaries of pedophile rapists? And yet, that is exactly what all the parishioners of the Catholic Church are doing today.
For those who try to justify their particular parish by arguing that their priest doesn't molest boys, consider this. Do you think that the money put in that plate stays local?

These are fungible assets that go into the main pot of the Catholic church and are returned for local use on an as needed basis (and are used as payouts and hush money in sexual molestation cases). And are there any priests preaching against this horrendous sin from the pulpit, denouncing the 'church' and demanding that his parishioners have nothing to do with it? Every member of the Catholic clergy, without exception, is a minister of Satan, and the parishioners love the lies that they are fed, and offer up their children to these monstrous, vile beasts (Lev. 18:21).
I know who this person is, do you?

Answer 1

Susan,

Every outspoken Catholic ends up being the recipient of garbage like that. NEVER let it discourage you. Remember the beattitudes:

Blessed are they who suffer persecution for justice sake, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are you when men reproach you, and persecute you, and speaking falsely, say all manner of evil against you,
for my sake.

"Nerd" does not speak with any authority because he pontificates out of hatred. If you respond out of love, you can speak with Authority.

Answer 2

Not all persons (believers and non-believers) posting in this Forum are intolerant or hate-mongers. Any reasonable non-believer would be embarrassed by some of the content by like-minded persons. And judging by some of the believer’s written words, some self-professed Christians seem to have wandered away from the “love thy neighbor” reservation. For these self-professed Christians only, I recommend a refresher on the following two verses:
Php 3:18 For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.
Php 3:19 Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.

Please don’t make the mistake of extrapolating the behaviors in this Forum by some persons as representative of the populations of believers or non-believers. What you observe herein is a social aberration of the real populations of these groups. It is both interesting yet sad to see how some will behave when hiding behind the anonymity of the computer.

Why persons think that the anonymity of this Forum grants them a license to ignore common social graces bewilders me. I suspect that these persons would be truly ashamed if their parents, husband, wife, children, etc., learned of some of the things they write herein. Clearly they do their loved ones a disservice and dishonor them with such behavior.

Answer 3

Don't let it get you down. Daver said it beautifully: if you respond with love, you respond with authority. I already saw this email earlier and gave him my thoughts; whether or not they are accepted is up to Nerd.

God bless.