(June 20, 2015 at 3:56 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Fair enough, I see what you mean now. I understand what you're saying but am having a hard time seeing it that way. I was taught about Hell but never once felt like I was being threatened. We were taught morality and the reasons behind why certain things were moral/immoral. It was never about "do this or you're going to be tortured forever in Hell!" But I don't doubt that some people may have taught it that way, and that's not right.
That's good to hear. I'm glad it isn't fire and brimstone everywhere.
Quote:Just feel sorry for you for having such a bad experience. You seem like you're really traumatized. Sounds like some pretty terrible stuff happened to you, and I don't want to dismiss that.
Long story. Thanks for the sentiment.
Quote:While this is heinous on the part of the people involved, I don't know if I'd go as far as to make the general statement "the Catholic Church forces people to..."
Fair enough, no point in arguing further.
