A Summary of my Catholic Experience

[_Hoops]

Why does anyone here believe that Whyme is a Catholic in any way shape or form?

I was willing to give him/her the benefit of the doubt. But after this, I wonder if he even knows a Catholic, let alone attend Catholic services.

[_BartBurk]

As for the Catholic Church and its history, I'll paraphrase Billy Graham. He says if you ever find a perfect church don't join it because as soon as you do it won't be perfect anymore.

Our friends on the catholic taliban site should take note of your post. You gave a very balanced post. In the old days, I remember you differently. But maybe I have confused you with someone else. You seem to have a level head about it all now.

Are you talking about the Catholic Answers forum? I don't go there any more because I was banned for criticizing the Vatican's recent document calling for a Central World Bank with teeth ... I called the document idiocy and they didn't like it.

[_BartBurk]

Why does anyone here believe that Whyme is a Catholic in any way shape or form? Can anyone cite a post from him that positively describes any aspect of Catholicism? There is an abundance of posts on his part that extol the virtues and validity of Mormonism and nothing of the like for Catholicism. Why do you all continue to call him Catholic?

Because he claimed to be both Catholic and Mormon when he was posting at the Catholic Answers site. And he claimed to commune at both churches.

[_Yoda]

Well, what I usually see are antimormons overlooking the wrongs in catholic history as they sing praises for the catholic mass and for the catholic church, and at the same time pick at Mormon history and the LDS leaders. But then again I saw this on your catholic taliban site when it came to the LDS church and its history and the LDS leaders. A lot of hypocrisy too as they gave the catholic church a free pass but not the LDS church.

You are, of course, entitled to your view, but I think it is very myopic, based on what has actually been posted here. I think you may want to re-read the thread. You are so defensive, looking for a fight, that I think you have failed to see what folks here have actually said.

This thread isn't a discussion about the history of the Catholic Church, or the history of the LDS Church. And, it is not about "giving the Catholic Church a pass", or saying how much better the Catholic Church is than the LDS Church. It was merely the acknowledgement that Quark had experienced a beautiful service.

One of the things that really struck me when I visited other churches is that beauty can exist in many different services. There is more than one pat way to worship Christ. I don't think there is anything wrong with that.

I am most "at home" in the LDS Church, because that is the Church of my youth. It is the Church I have been brought up in. However, that does not mean that I can't appreciate the beauty of other services.

This is not the other Catholic website you were banned from, Why Me.

We get that you are a staunch defender of the LDS Church. But it really is OK to take your guard down and be human, too. I would have thought that, as a Catholic, you might have a nice experience to add, particularly since you have made a choice to remain active Catholic as opposed to active LDS. What are the mass services like near your home? Do they differ at all from Quark's experience, or is the mass he described fairly standard?

[_Ceeboo]

I wanted to offer all of you the Ceeboo summary of my Catholic experience:


Atheism sucks!
The War of 1812 involved Great Britain and Poland (Not the USA)
Corruption in the Senate is directly linked to the Catholic answers forum.
3rd grade boys are not the same as 2nd grade girls.
The Pope Mobile is very poor on gas mileage.

And, Nemesis banned me for life on the "MAD"


Peace,
Ceeboo

[_sock puppet]

I wanted to offer all of you the Ceeboo summary of my Catholic experience:


Atheism sucks!

I must respectfully disagree; the truth will set you free

The War of 1812 involved Great Britain and Poland (Not the USA)

I did not know that, I will have to look that up to see. Was the USA an ally of Poland then?

Corruption in the Senate is directly linked to the Catholic answers forum.

I knew all corruption emanating from religion! ;-)

3rd grade boys are not the same as 2nd grade girls.

I realized that even before I was a 3rd grade boy

The Pope Mobile is very poor on gas mileage.

Never considered getting a Pope Mobile, so never thought about its gas mileage below. I would like a Jeep Rubicon, 4-door, black, however.

And, Nemesis banned me for life on the "MAD"

And you wear it proudly, Ceeboo. I'm happy to have you here more, even if that took your being banned at MAD.

[_MCB]

Mass as endowment. Interesting observation. I am inclined to think it has some validity.

Except you can attend Mass every day of the week. Except one is public, the other is "members only." But the deeper meanings of the Mass are open to those who take the time to inquire. There is something calming in this chaotic world with a ritual which is always predictable, yet varied at the same time.

[_hobo1512]

Why me wouldn't be happy if you hung him with a new rope. (old expression).

He's the same nit wit that defended the mishies that desecrated a Catholic Shrine with one side of his mouth, then claimed to be "Catholic" out of the other side of his mouth.

To top it all off, he says that he hangs out with nuns and priests that don't have a problem with him taking the "sacrament" at a Mormon meeting and Communion at a Catholic Mass.

I'm not sure if anyone else could see the nuns and priests besides him.

I just giggle every time he calls CAF the "taliban" site. He seems to totally ignore his behavior over there that got him banned.

[_why me]

What are the mass services like near your home? Do they differ at all from Quark's experience, or is the mass he described fairly standard?

Pretty standard. Much depends on the parish and on the priests who oversee that parish. Some priests can give very nice homilies. Others can bore the people to death. I don't consider the mass to be beautiful. There is too much repetition for it to be beautiful sunday after sunday. However, the mass is a ways to an end: to receive the communion. However, good catholics are a pleasure to b with. The sisters from the missionaries of charity are great to be around. Likewise for certain priests. Also, one can do charity work for the sisters as I do. Soon we will have a christmas party for immigrant children and I have been busy collecting free candies for the kids that will come to the party.

This is what is beautiful. Also, the adoration can be nice during the week. But the mass has never been exciting for me even as a kid, I found it difficult to sit, kneel and stand through.

My comments have more to do with the critics here on this forum. This was the second thread started by quark about catholicism. And the critics comments annoyed me to no end. We need to be fair in our criticisms and in our adorations of religions.

[_why me]

There is something calming in this chaotic world with a ritual which is always predictable, yet varied at the same time.

You mean like an LDS sacrament meeting?

This is my case in point: a catholic who loves to criticize the LDS service and yet laud the catholic service and yet, both are basically as described by MCB, a ritual which is always predictable, yet varied at the same time.