(December 11, 2017 at 8:28 pm)Chad32 Wrote:(December 11, 2017 at 8:20 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I'm pretty sure this isn't at all what the priest was insinuating a parent should do, but I think you know that.
You took away something else from it? He said point blank that if you're not devoting the greater part of your time, money, and energy to god, you're not living your life right. Meaning things like your health and family come second, if even that. If you had to choose one week between giving your tithe of ten percent of your income to the church, and making sure your children got enough to eat that week, what do you think is the correct choice?
I'm Catholic. I've been taught about "making God the center of your life" and all that. And it certainly does not mean neglecting your duties... especially your duties to your family and your children. Also, he didn't even mention the word tithes. But hey, if it helps your anti Catholic narrative to believe we are taught to neglect our children, I'll let you go ahead and keep thinking that.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
