I'm just curious. How many *PRACTICING* Catholics are on the Christian Forums Board now?
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StevenMerten
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Well, Porpoise, Welcome to the Church! We hope you will be spending some time posting here at OBOB!
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I am a practicing Catholic, although I think I could do better. I feel kind of bad because I haven't been able to make it to actual Mass in a long time, I've been watching it on TV instead, though.
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I have been teetering on a tightrope myself.
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I have been meaning to clarify what I mean by practicing Catholic but have been sidetracked time and again. What I mean by that is following your obligations towards Mass and the teachings of the Church. No matter how imperfectly. I guess the key is just trying to hang in there.
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Right now I'm not sure where I stand. I attend Mass each Sunday and on holy days of obligation. But I've been struggling with sins and haven't been to confession in a long while, so I haven't been receiving holy Communion when I go to Mass. And I don't trust Pope Francis, and I don't know what to do about it.
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I don't trust Pope Francis either - or my own bishop, and I'm not a huge fan of local clergy. Even when they don't do wrong, there is a huge level of omission. I may have heard abortion mentioned once in a decade, divorce possibly once, contraception - oh man never ever!
If I list my complaints most Traditional Catholics agree, most modernized ones don't.
Here you are largely on your own, or possibly have a small support group of fellow parishioners, if you want to do anything more than get your check marks for attendance.
If I list my complaints most Traditional Catholics agree, most modernized ones don't.
Here you are largely on your own, or possibly have a small support group of fellow parishioners, if you want to do anything more than get your check marks for attendance.
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Hang in there everyone! I have gone through a lot in my life. However, I have never, ever doubted my Lord God and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is Jesus Who wants you to visit Him in the Sacrifice of His Body and Blood every Sunday. Stop putting Church leaders, or anything, between yourselves and Jesus.
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We had a homily a few months ago where the pastor spelled it out about contraception with zero equivocation. And he did get a lot of thanks for it afterwards. Not a traditionalist parish by any means but an active orthodox one to be sure.
I don't trust pope Francis as far as I could throw him. But I do pray for him, that God would keep him from the depths of iniquity. I think we all should be praying for him.
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I'm in the exact same boat. I can't remember when I went to confession last, I think it was July..? It may have been longer since I've received communion, since I didn't always receive even after confession.
All I know is there's no way I'd jump ship, that's the only thing I'm sure about at this point.
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I'm a devout practicing Catholic, along with my wife. We're both professed Discalced Carmelites, Secular, OCDS. We pray the LOTH's and Contemplative Prayer, daily.
I love Pope Francis as I did all the previous Pope's of my life. I see him as how Christ wants him to be.
I only started coming back into this forum a few weeks ago. Not sure if much has changed.
I'll have to watch and see.
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I love Pope Francis as I did all the previous Pope's of my life. I see him as how Christ wants him to be.
I only started coming back into this forum a few weeks ago. Not sure if much has changed.
I'll have to watch and see.
Centered in Christ
Jim
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still around
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