RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
June 20, 2015 at 3:22 am
(This post was last modified: June 20, 2015 at 3:24 am by Catholic_Lady.)
(June 20, 2015 at 3:03 am)Neimenovic Wrote:Quote:I understand why you are. Lol, I went back and looked at what I was responding to and realized I totally misread what you wrote. I thought you said "immoral" instead of "moral." The answer is no. Sorry for the misunderstanding on my part.
well, that's a relief.
Why is telling kids about hell moral then?
I think telling kids about the Catholic teaching of Hell hardly qualifies as "torture".
I know I keep saying this, but I think it is important to do so: I feel for you for whatever horrible experiences you have had. I really do, and I feel awful about it.
To me though, everything you're saying about my Church is completely foreign. I never felt tortured or heard of anyone feeling tortured from this. Though I was taught about Hell, I was never taught in a way that I would ever think to describe as "torturing with the fear of Hell." Hell was never, ever any sort of main focus on anything I have ever experienced during my lifetime in the Church. I am not denying your experiences, but feel like you are making unfair generalizations and blanket statements about an entire group of people.
(June 20, 2015 at 3:17 am)Neimenovic Wrote: I've seen it as a prevailing norm. Not saying it is everywhere, but it's enough that it is in some places. It's the same church.
How have you seen them go about "forcing" peole to save sex for marriage?
"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
