Questions to Silence a Catholic Priest?

rightyabe

I'm thinking of writing a letter to my local priest and in this letter I would like to ask questions that he cant possibly answer or explaine.

Questions like?

1. Do you still believe planet earth is 6-8k years old? if so explaine how the marble the alter is made from is millions of years old?

2. Does the Church still sell indulgences? And if not why are members of the parish giving money to convicted peadofile priests to say mass in their home?

3. why not follow the old testament like the jewish zombie to us to in Harry Potter sorry I mean the bible?

4. Does God have nipples? we have and were made in his image and what are they for if earth is 8,000 years old?

5. Why is there so many images of jesus, when he clearly sad not to copy his image?

6. Whats limbo? and why did the Church get rid of it recently? why not just admit its all wrong?

7. Why did our local national school principle have to go and find you in the recent snow/cold snap so he could ask if he could close the school?

Any more? Tips? how to word the letter?

also I would like him to answer these in his sermon on a sunday how could I ask him?

MagicMarker

And the point of this exercise is?

ilovelamp2000

Where do you get your supply of the body and blood of Christ each week ?

How do you know it's genuine ?

bradyle

i'm not a priest and the only one i cant answer is the image of jesus one...so if you're gonna try and test them maybe not ask questions that the answers are obvious to...for example the catholic church believes in evoloution so no he doesnt think the world was created 6-8k years ago

liamw

rightyabe wrote: »

1. Do you still believe planet earth is 6-8k years old? if so explaine how the marble the alter is made from is millions of years old?

Firstly, not all christians believe in a young earth. Secondly, if he does believe in a young earth he's hardly going to just accept that marble is millions of years old...

Wolfe Tone

He would take one look and bin it

Lavattack

It seems kinda pointless to me but good luck.

mikemac

rightyabe wrote: »

1. Do you still believe planet earth is 6-8k years old?

The Church are not against evolution

rightyabe

Yeah my point is they were against evolution until they couldn't argue against it anymore, so why dont they just admit it all lies?

MagicMarker

rightyabe wrote: »

Yeah my point is they were against evolution until they couldn't argue against it anymore, so why dont they just admit it all lies?

Do you think this letter is going change anything?

Dj Stiggie

Seriously what's the point? I hate the Church too, and if I am engaged in a theological discussion I will argue for hours about why they're wrong. But its because stuff like writing letters to someone who is staying out of your way and carrying out his business attacking their beliefs that atheists get such a bad rep.

Plus he can easily answer most of those questions.

rightyabe

I'm never going to change anything, I know that, Jesus i'm not stupid!!!!

I just want to hear how a Priest in rural ireland would respond!!!

Do you not have any hobbies or anything

Helix

rightyabe wrote: »

I'm never going to change anything, I know that, Jesus i'm not stupid!!!!

I just want to hear how a Priest in rural ireland would respond!!!

he wont

rightyabe

bluewolf wrote: »

Do you not have any hobbies or anything

Have you none? with your 12,009 posts, one is beginng to think you could be a recluse.....

rightyabe

rightyabe wrote: »

Have you none? with your 12,009 posts, one is beginng to think you could be a recluse.....

Ye, 4 posts a day is certainly reclusive


Why don't you find something better to do than bothering the priests, if you genuinely had questions for them then fine but "questions to silence a priest", come on, get your kicks somewhere else

rightyabe

ALL I WANT IS SOME TIPS ON QUESTIONS......NO NEGATIVE POST PLEASE!!!!!

MagicMarker

rightyabe wrote: »

ALL I WANT IS SOME TIPS ON QUESTIONS......NO NEGATIVE POST PLEASE!!!!!

Ask him if he has a different collar for each day of the week.

rightyabe

Moderator please close this thread.

strobe

Ask him if God could make a cheese toasty so hot that even He could not eat it.....

robindch

rightyabe wrote: »

Moderator please close this thread.

Not when it's beginning to show a bit of form after a very unpromising start.

dvpower

Tell him you've been abusing children for the last few decades.
Ask him what you should do; come clean to the authorities or cover it up?

stevoslice

ask him what god gives up for lent, and if your supposed to give up something you really love for lent, why he doesn't give up religion.

magicbastarder

rightyabe wrote: »

ALL I WANT IS SOME TIPS ON QUESTIONS......NO NEGATIVE POST PLEASE!!!!!

i think you got the best tip already - don't bother. especially when the church's stance on such issues is easily found with little effort online.
are you going to challenge anyone else on beliefs you don't share with them?

Nolanger

Why are all the academically-bright priests sent to Africa/seminaries while the less sharp ones are assigned to the public churches?

Lawrence1895

- Do you know the documentary series 'Mysteries of the Bible uncovered'?
- What is your opinion regarding the role of the Church under the Nazi regime in Germany?
- Would you still support crusades and burning witches?

Joey the lips

Perhaps you should make the assumption that the priest in your parish is quite normal then have a normal conversation with him.

Then again....Maybe normal is what is considered normal.

osullic

magicbastarder wrote: »

i think you got the best tip already - don't bother. especially when the church's stance on such issues is easily found with little effort online.
are you going to challenge anyone else on beliefs you don't share with them?

Yeah he's sending a letter to his local rabbi and marabout aswell

Jumpy

If the schools are all Catholic, why did they fail to teach the OP how to spell?

Dave!

Send it to the Pope instead

zuroph

oh man, read a bit. actually, read a lot.