Of course you are happy being a catholic now, because as a catholic you can do pretty much whatever you want and just confess it to the preist and everything is OK. However, you will "NOT" be happy being a catholic once you die and have never been saved. In fact, you will regret for all eternity that you were a catholic, because their religion will lead you straight to hell. I do not say that out of a mean spirit at all, I am simply stating the truth.
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I'm an atheist now, but as a former Catholic, it bugs the hell out of me when people talk shit about my former religion. I dunno why. I know it's all total malarky, but when Bro. Randy and his clan take a dump on my old religion I get sort of offended. Anyone else feel this way?
Rockstar,
I have the same situation and I know what you mean. Fundie Christains or Baptist/Evangelicals or whatever they call themselves have no more right to criticise the Catholic church for "false teaching" when their own beliefs and preachings are just another branch of Protestantism. The eternal damnation and guaranteed salvation which they preach so feverently, were in no way unanimous beliefs among the early Christians. Therefore their own beliefs and practices are just as "heretical".
So, repentance is not part of your plans. Interesting to know, because it´s not very comforting to know one is not supposed to commit the slightest fault. And I could use the same argument against you, you can do whatever you want, as long as you´re saved, that is, to belong to this tiny do-nothing church in the tiniest spot of the universe whose path to Heaven has not been correctly explained.
Rockstar
I kinda share your mindset. I never really was a very devoted Catholic, and I'm fully aware of all the evils they've done in the past and present, but I just get a little irked when I hear it bashed for some reason.
I think it has to do with how there's a sort of culture of Catholicism. It's like patriotism, you might not like a lot of things about your country, you might not believe in its ideals and you would not define yourself as a patriot, but despite all that you still feel a twitch of anger when someone insults your country.
As a descendant of Catholics I fully recognize that it's as much a part of my cultural heritage as my ancestors being from Portugal and it does somewhat tick me off to see my cultural heritage being shat on by self righteous cock suckers.
Here's the Catholic version:
"Of course you are happy being a Baptist now, because as a Baptist you can do pretty much whatever you want and just "accept Jesus in your heart" and everything is OK. However, you will "NOT" be happy being a Baptist once you die and have never been saved. In fact, you will regret for all eternity that you were a Baptist, because their religion will lead you straight to hell. I do not say that out of a mean spirit at all, I am simply stating the truth."
John 3:16, bitch.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
Anyone who believes in Jesus gets to go to heaven, it says it right there. Read your own damn holy book.
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4/13/2007 9:07:40 AM
I'm an atheist now, but as a former Catholic, it bugs the hell out of me when people talk shit about my former religion. I dunno why. I know it's all total malarky, but when Bro. Randy and his clan take a dump on my old religion I get sort of offended. Anyone else feel this way?"
Nope. I detest the tenets of catholicism. Since you are now an atheist, why would you even care?
I love this quote from the thread:
"QUOTE(Simon @ Apr 12 2007, 09:10 PM) *
So would you ask me a Catholic or Bro. Randy who is not a Catholic.
Someone's response to above quote:
Are you Catholic?"
I think that says it all right there. These people clearly know nothing about Catholics or Catholicism.
Of course you are happy being a fundamentalist now, because as a fundamentalist you can do pretty much whatever you want but because you're "saved" everything is OK.
However you will NOT be happy being a fundamentalist because there will always be something in life that will piss you off to no end.
I do not say that out of a mean spirit at all, I am simply stating the truth ;-)
ha i was a catholic once. actually, believing that you can do anything and just go to confession is a sin of its own. i love how ignorant they are to catholicism (especially catholicism, although i do realize they are ignorant overall.) and god does state in the bible that he forgives sins, which is what confession is. it's not the priest forgiving, it's god. you're just an ignorant bastard is all. and yes, i know what you're talking about, rockstar.
So all a Catholic has to do is Confess and s/he's forgiven. As opposed to Xianity, where Jesus is your get out of jail free card, and you can be as much of a jackass as you want, so long as you punctuate it with "Praise Jesus."
Hmmm? At least Catholicism requires some effort in redemption.
I'm an atheist now, but as a former Catholic, it bugs the hell out of me when people talk shit about my former religion. I dunno why. I know it's all total malarky, but when Bro. Randy and his clan take a dump on my old religion I get sort of offended. Anyone else feel this way?
I used to get pissed that some christians were so fucking stupid. But now its been a while, and I'm finding myself more and more mad at catholics for not having the amount of morons making retarded statements.
They are quite entertaining - and sad to say it, reading the idiocy here makes me feel smarter and better about myself.
Confused?
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