Why are Catholics so touchy about their religion?

Question

I had one claim that I said something offensive to another. I wasn't even meaning to be even slightly offensive. I was just trying to get a Catholic to open her mind and I wasn't trying to lead her where she didn't want to go much less to hell. I pretty sure that the Catholic I was addressing was okay with what I said, but the other Catholic said that I was disresectful and should be ashamed of myself. Furthermore, how I see it is that I was just repeating to the worried Catholic what she had really said.

I said it in Dream Interperatation. My answer was good and to the point. She wanted to know what the dream meant and I told her based on her description. It wasn't my fault that she was dreaming about Catholism. It doesn't really matter what I said )atleast for the purpose of this question).

I've said it multiple times. I know it isn't something that will make Catholics happy, but why do they have to complain when I not even talking to them. Anyway I wasn't actually judging everyone who is Catholic. I was only meaning that some Catholics don't really believe what they should and when I say some I mean most.

The mormons are a different thing entirely.

Answer 1

I guess I'd have to know what you said. There are a lot of people out there today trying to claim that Catholicism is not a branch of Christianity, so I suspect they get a bit touchy about that.

Answer 2

On here, I can understand why some Catholics are touchy about their religion. Far too many Evangelicals and Fundamentalists and and a few other Protestant denominations have the audacity to claim that we aren't even Christians because we don't believe the Bible is the word of God, etc, etc. We're insulted on here all the time even if we are open-minded.

I personally don't care what people believe or whether or not they believe anything at all, but I do get irritated when my religion is attacked out of ignorance and/or lies. I'm not claiming you did any of this since I haven't seen what you're talking about. I'm just trying to explain why some of us on Y!A would be a little touchy.

You can see what I mean by at least two of the answerers who claim that we are preaching "false doctrine" or are simply "lying," even though the truth is that their religion came from Catholicism. Now, don't you get "touchy" when someone calls you a liar?

Answer 3

Personally, I don't think it's just Catholics. Some are more touchy than others, but as the centuries have rolled along more people are becoming familiar with the use of logic and rationality and less comfortable with taking the unbelievable on faith. The dominionists want to establish a theocracy in the U.S.. Would you like to see the basis for the U.S. legal system grounded in 2000 to 4000 year old myths and fables? I know I wouldn't. Suggested reading: Letter to a Christian Nation, by Sam Harris.

Answer 4

But you are being offensive. . .

Your sentence, " I was just trying to get a Catholic to open her mind," implies that to be Catholic is to have a closed mind. That's offensive!

You just need to think harder, and word your comments more carefully before you speak, is all.

When talking to others about religion, politics, any subject matter that is near and dear to ones heart, to have to treat the topic of conversation with all due respect and fairness, lest you (inadvertently) offend someone.

In communicating with others, you have to understand that the only message that counts is the one that is received. Those who ignore this rule-of-thumb may find the intended meaning of a comment to be very different than the actual meaning.

Answer 5

They're not ALL like that.

Perhaps you're unconsciously using cognitive biases.
Confirmation bias (the tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions), framing (by using a too narrow approach or description of the situation or issue), Illusion of asymmetric insight (people perceive their knowledge of their peers to surpass their peers' knowledge of them) and Outgroup homogeneity bias (individuals see members of their own group as being relatively more varied than members of other groups) spring to mind.

Perhaps the Catholic was using the Status Quo bias (the tendency for people to like things to stay relatively the same).

Answer 6

I don't know if they are touchy. I would never dare have one of my Catholic friends defend his religion because most of their doctrine is in error, twisted and formed by man and not God. My mother was Catholic and before I joined the Mormon church, I too wasn't clear on God's truths. Now I feel I have everything I need and am confident in my relationship with God.

Answer 7

We love Jesus so much, we just want to preserve and protect the faith and Church that He gave us.

Also, we Catholics are accustomed to being the brunt of jokes, prejudice and harsh judgment. Some of us have grown both sensitive and defensive, but as a reaction to the way we've been treated.

Answer 8

Ma Chere,be honest...Didn' t you intend to be insulting,down-putting and offensive?
Check out Catholic Answers site for some Catholic answers to your thoughts. God bless.

Answer 9

Hmmm... questioning someones most sacred values and beliefs... and they had the audacity to be offended... how dare they *rollseyes*

If you don't want to offend someone you stay away from 3 specific categories... Religion, Politics and Sex. You never know how someone will react to anything involving those... otherwise you take your chances that they may be offended even if you think thats unreasonable...

Answer 10

I'm certainly not. But if I see misinformation, I'll usually try to correct it.
And I see A LOT of misinformation out there about the Catholic Church.