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Do you go to confession?
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eviltimeban wrote: »Because its an awful, awful religion, with no basis on scientific fact or reason, and its propagators are evil, twisted lunatics who think some wizard in the sky (no evidence whatsoever for his existence has been shown) is going to sit him on a cloud with them if they keep telling people they'll burn in hell for their sins. Oh, sins that are easily cancelled out with a click of the fingers.
You sound like you need to chill out a little. 0 -
Amazingfun wrote: » You sound like you need to chill out a little.
And you sound like you need to stop telling people what to do. Oh sorry, you're a Catholic.0 -
Ghost Buster wrote: »Isn't religious belief meant to be more than 'sure its the done thing'. Im sure its more important than that. If folk who dont believe in it tick 'catholic' on the census 'just cos' we end up with the distorted societal structure we now have.
Why do you think it's more important than ....what, exactly?
And you are saying luke-warm Catholics are responsible for " the distorted societal structure we now (supposedly) have?
Care to explain?0 -
Amazingfun wrote: » You sound like you need to chill out a little.
And you sound like youre trolling or have never read a news paper. Or simply have rose tinted glasses surgically attatched0 -
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eviltimeban wrote: »And you sound like you need to stop telling people what to do. Oh sorry, you're a Catholic.
I didn't tell you to do anything
**I wonder if you were baptized, because that makes you a Catholic too, lol.0 -
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You're right, it is madness, which is why it only makes for a good yarn down the pub for the gullible idiots that know nothing about the Sacrament of Confession or the way it works.
"The way it works"! Ha ha ha!! It doesn't "do" anything! Its just some guy in a frock telling some other fool "oh yeah forget about it, do some 'penance' and we'll call it quits". Gas.I can understand why you'd react harshly, but you really shouldn't let a small minority of twisted cnuts who used religion to further their own ends color your view of what is a positive thing for most of it's adherents.
Unfortunately, whatever kind of spin you put on it, it cannot be a positive thing. There is too much pain and suffering associated with it that negates anything positive that might have be there. I for one see nothing positive in believing in a made-up god and spoiling the one life we have in the hopes that the "next life" will be better. And what's wrong with gays, or women? Why can't my unbaptised child get into the local school? Why can't Aids be prevented by the support of the use of condoms? Its the everyday belief and values that are as harmful.
Casual catholics are often harder to argue with as they've never questioned it before or come to any conclusions themselves, they've just gone along with whatever the herd is doing (a friend of mine used to call them "cattle-thicks"). Not suggesting you are casual, you could be a fire-and-brimstone born again type, but either way going down this road can only lead to pain. Oh hey! Perfect! 0 -
Amazingfun wrote: »I didn't tell you to do anything
**I wonder if you were baptized, because that makes you a Catholic too, lol.
THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!!0 -
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Amazingfun wrote: »I didn't tell you to do anything
**I wonder if you were baptized, because that makes you a Catholic too, lol.
You don't have to follow any of the rules, know the theology or, you know, believe in God? Wow, what a religion.0 -
Amazingfun wrote: »I didn't tell you to do anything
**I wonder if you were baptized, because that makes you a Catholic too, lol.
Eh, as a Catholic, you should know there's a bit more to it than that. Faith, for example or belief in the teachings of the RC. Any priest will tell you that.0 -
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Amazingfun wrote: »
What's with the rolly eyes ? Or do you think your being funny ?
You say that confession is a "crazy thing to do", and you ask me if I am being funny? good times! 0 -
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eviltimeban wrote: »"The way it works"! Ha ha ha!! It doesn't "do" anything! Its just some guy in a frock telling some other fool "oh yeah forget about it, do some 'penance' and we'll call it quits". Gas.
It genuinely isn't as simple as that. I mean, at first glance for a non-catholic who say landed from Mars and knew absolutely nothing about the sacrament of confession, yeah, but for a person with the capability to read up about it and understand the meaning of it to some people, I'd expect better tbh.Unfortunately, whatever kind of spin you put on it, it cannot be a positive thing. There is too much pain and suffering associated with it that negates anything positive that might have be there. I for one see nothing positive in believing in a made-up god and spoiling the one life we have in the hopes that the "next life" will be better. And what's wrong with gays, or women? Why can't my unbaptised child get into the local school? Why can't Aids be prevented by the support of the use of condoms? Its the everyday belief and values that are as harmful.
Are we talking about confession here or catholicism or just religion in general? I could address each of those questions if I had time but quite frankly I'd say this thread is going to be locked any minute for being the usual religion bashing nonsense, when it needn't have gone like that if people were able to restrain themselves from getting hysterical.Casual catholics are often harder to argue with as they've never questioned it before or come to any conclusions themselves, they've just gone along with whatever the herd is doing (a friend of mine used to call them "cattle-thicks"). Not suggesting you are casual, you could be a fire-and-brimstone born again type, but either way going down this road can only lead to pain. Oh hey! Perfect!
I can at least reassure you that I find the fire and brimstone "devout" Catholic types abhorrent, tbh, but the thing is, even though they're in the minority, they make the most noise, and give the rest of us a bad name, a bit like the vocal minority of atheists or people of other religious persuasions that make the most noise and give the rest of those people a bad name. It's really not as simple as you're making it out to be but at least it's good to see you're open to the opinion that not all religious people are the Catholic-on-paper types, nor the other extreme fire and brimstone type nonsense.0 -
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I just can't imagine using it for more than the made up "I fought with my sister" sh1te, as a child,
As an adult some of the stuff I did/do and feel guilt for, needs intensive counselling I'd imagine rather than a 10 minute conversation through a wooden lace panel...
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I just can't imagine using it for more than the made up "I fought with my sister" sh1te, as a child,
As an adult some of the stuff I did/do and feel guilt for, needs intensive counselling I'd imagine rather than a 10 minute conversation through a wooden lace panel...
You wouldn't have to imagine anything if you just experienced it for yourself.
When was the last time you went?0
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