If you are an illigitamate child, what benefits are you denied in the catholic church. Is there anything that illigitamate children cannot have/be/receive? Why do they have to punish children of illigitamacy by labeling them as a product of sin?
2007-11-21 05:14:01 · 19 answers · asked by Alesha M 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
there are no "illegitimate" children in the Catholic Church, only children who are born out of wedlock, and none are denied any of the Sacraments.
Peace be with you.
2007-11-21 08:41:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Prostitution is illegal and goes against the faith and morals of most Christian communities. In the Catholic Church, celibacy is about discipline. Celibate priests most closely model Jesus, who Himself was celibate. There are also other good theological reasons as to why the Catholic priest is celibate. The best one would be that they are in a sense "married" to their vocation. They believe that they were called by God to become a priest, a difficult decision to many who may have struggled at first with the concept. The priesthood is not for all, that is why they go for many years of training to see if it's what they really want. As for the sexual abuse cases, you make it sound like ALL Catholic priests are pedos. This is untrue, those sick men make up less than 1% of the Church, but because of their misdeeds, all Catholic priests get a bad rap. In all actuality, Evangelical Churches report more sexual abuse cases than the Catholics do, but Catholic pedos almost always get the attention from the media. "Focus on the Family" reported that 21% of Evangelical/Protestant pastors had had inappropriate sexual contact with members of their congregations. Sixty percent (60%) of Evangelical pastors, most of whom are married, have a problem with pornography. These men aren't celibate, yet their numbers soar even higher than Catholic pedos. Being allowed to have sex does not mean that there will be a decreased amount of pedos and molesters. If anything, it increases the chance. You have to understand first that this issue first came up in the 60s and 70s, pedophiles was a relatively new issue for the Church. Those that witnessed it themselves or suspected it said nothing because they didn't want to believe that a trusted adult would do that to a kid. While it was wrong for them not to report it, they were afraid or just didn't want to believe it. Since this issue was brought up by the late Pope John Paul II, Catholics have taken screenings very seriously. All men suspected of having strong sexual tendencies are not allowed inside the priesthood and the others are being watched carefully. It's a shame that many of the victims live with the pain of a traumatized childhood, and it's a shame that the Church took so long to resolve this issue, but the fact is, is that they are already working on it.
2016-05-24 21:55:27 · answer #2 · answered by mina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic Church does not deny anything to children born out of wedlock, as far as I'm aware. In fact, it is the *parents* who are supposed to refrain from receiving the Eucharist until after they have repented of their misdeeds. The Church views the parents as having sinned, but certainly not the child, who had no say in the matter. No, if the Church openly punished children for the circumstances of their origins, there would be a tremendous outcry, with the Catholic Faithful leading the charge. "Let the little children come unto me," Jesus said. Neither Christ nor His Church exclude any child from this invitation.
2007-11-21 05:29:33 · answer #3 · answered by nardhelain 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic church accepts all regardless of the past sins that have been commited. What do you think Reconcillation is? Its forgiveness! We forgive in the Catholic church. Illigitamate children arn't denighed anything in the church.
2007-11-21 14:49:44 · answer #4 · answered by pepgurli 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the catholic church it is NOT the child that is deemed illegitimate - as long as the child is baptized. Once you are baptized you are expected to live and to be raised under the laws and orders of the chruch (As would any other church).
The "product" of sin is forgiven upon your baptism. ALL children (illigitimate or not) are born of sin. (That happens at the moment of conception.....not wether or not parents are married.) There actually was a time when the mother had to be re-introduced into the church after she gave birth and ask for forgivness of her sin - luckily with vatican II that is no longer a practice.
2007-11-21 05:22:03 · answer #5 · answered by Dee Dee C 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Illegitimate children are not denied anything in the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church considers ALL children to be "legitimate" to God.
2007-11-22 03:06:10 · answer #6 · answered by sparki777 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The term "Iligitamate" as it pertains to children born out of wedlock is purely a social term, not theological in it's origin.
People born out of wedlock are not denied anything by the Church. Reason being, the individual is not morally responsible for the circumstances surrounding one's birth.
2007-11-23 01:40:42 · answer #7 · answered by Daver 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't. The Catholic Church will receive anyone who asks to join. They don't condone pre-marital sex but at the same time they don't refuse illegitimate offspring.
2007-11-21 05:19:16 · answer #8 · answered by stpolycarp77 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
The children are never punished.
The parents shouldn't take communion without first having asked forgiveness of their sins, but this isn't limited to them, but includes all Catholics.
2007-11-21 05:17:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
i'm a love child and i was accepted by the catholics. though i doubt they ever asked my parent if was or wasn't one. who cares what the church thinks, all that matters is what God thinks. and if he is hung up about the love child thing, then F him too. i don't want the acceptance of a person or Deity like that.
2007-11-21 05:20:22 · answer #10 · answered by optcynbassist 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋