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[samas8]

May I please make a prayer request for my family? My grandfather passed away yesterday. His wife (my grandmother) died last September as well.

[fuckyeahreligionpigeon]

[shoutsofmybones]

On change in the Catholic Church.

I've been seeing a post go around where people are defending their stance that if the Catholic Church was to change its mind about gay sex being sinful they would have to leave because the Church would have been inconsistent, and therefore they wouldn't be able to believe in the holiness of the Catholic Church anymore. Because the Church going back on a stance on the inherent sinfulness of a group of people would be a great betrayal, simply because it's a doctrine held for centuries. I saw well-meaning and (I believe) perfectly reasonable and vaguely progressive people add that they believe this.

Not to be that guy, but does anyone on this website know that the Church already did this, not very long ago? Like, y'know, in Vatican II?

The Catholic Church, for centuries, was extremely antisemitic. This is not news, this is not a controversial opinion, this is fact. The Catholic Church was the primary driver of antisemitic speech and action in Europe, over many centuries. This was due to an actual doctrine the Church promoted, which held all Jewish people responsible for the death of Christ--the "deicide" accusation. This was a normal, accepted, established belief held by the Church for centuries. In the latter half of the 20th century, for obvious reasons, Church authorities realized that this needed to change. That they were responsible for unimaginable suffering, and that the teachings of the Church itself had to be wrong.

So, they changed the teachings.

I don't write this to deliberately shake anyone's faith. I just write this to say, if you need the Church to be consistent in order to be believable, it's too late. The Church has already been inconsistent. And it's not the end of the world. It's fine, and good, that the Church decided to change that teaching. Nobody's been smited, or anything. And, in my opinion, if the Church can change its mind about antisemitism, something that so occupied its actions during the entire Middle Ages, then maybe, just maybe, it can change its mind about other things, too.

[fromgoy2joy]

I left the faith of Catholicism that I grew up in, because it never felt right in the same way that Judaism has always been a second skin to me. It’s been rewarding, difficult, and everything I could have ever imagined. It has been a perfect if tumultuous journey and I am completely at home.

Separately from that entire debacle, I’m queer.

So now I complain to my friends- “Guys, I could’ve been such a cunty rebellious Catholic mystic. But here I am, a normal Jew.”

They nod sympathetically before remarking “yes, we get it, Joy. Now can you please finish making the flyer for the rainbow pride challah bake?”

[radicalmomblog]

Marriage, when divorce is an option, is a pointless concept. You’re basically one bad argument away from your spouse abandoning you and your children. Must be a very stressful way to live.

[blade-liger-4ever]

How and why does he know this?

went to miami to recover father sotirios. and made some new friends.

these animals... they are wise. I recruited them to avenge my dear brother. I was then escorted out of the sea world.

[circamariam]

Sistine Madonna.

By Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino.

En Español:

Madonna Sixtina.

Del artista renacentista italiano, Rafael. (Raffaello Sanzio Urbino.)

Daily Marian Posts by Circa Mariam.

[anonpolls]

Thanks, Anon!

-submit your poll!-

[thecatholicbozo]

25 For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and in the last day I shall rise out of the earth.

26 And I shall be clothed again with my skin, and in my flesh I will see my God.

27 Whom I myself shall see, and my eyes shall behold, and not another: this my hope is laid up in my bosom.

Job 19:25-27

[mioritic]

Votive tablets in the hallways of the Minorite (Conventual Franciscan) monastery in Alservorstadt, Vienna

Photographed on 8 August 2024

[fuckyeahreligionpigeon]

[jh-newman-opn]

greetings salutations deo gratias welcome to the catholic side of Tumblr (and life!)

I made a longer post explaining what I feel are the core differences between Catholicism and other christian groups-- the tl;dr is that the Catholic Church takes the veracity of its beliefs very seriously, and so there's not much room for personal interpretation on core things. Same way that you don't get much room for personal interpretation on like, how gravity works. We really really care about things being true and internally consistent.

However you do get lots of freedom when it comes to devotions and your personal practice-- dig up some 12th century devotion to Jesus' left elbow if that makes you happy, it probably exists.

The Catechism is quite long (but a good read), but there are shorter versions like the YOUCAT or the Catechism in a Year podcast. There's lots of good stuff online (Bishop Robert Barron is a great starting point, or Shameless Popery).

Go to Mass!! Don't receive the Eucharist. Go up with your arms crossed for a blessing instead.

Don't worry too much about what kind of Mass (lots of internal politics about latin vs English vs byzantine vs ordinariate vs whatever). But there's lots of variation and it's worth checking out multiple rites if you can. The main thing is that the church group submits to the Pope-- if they do, that's Catholic. If they don't, it's not.

Ask the church about RCIA-- not all churches do it, but most should. This is how you become catholic.

People have complicated backstories before they come into the church, and it shouldn't be an obstacle. Becoming Catholic is about a commitment to become more holy, not a reward for already being perfect. If a priest or other congregants make you feel bad about it, they're in the wrong.

Awaiting updates! God bless :)))

I feel as though Jesus has been calling me to convert to Catholic for a while…

I believe in Jesus Christ as our savior

I believe in the confessing of sins to repent daily

I also believe in the holy trinity

I also believe in the different saints and angels within the Bible

I also believe in praying to the mother of our savior

Can anyone explain the core beliefs of Catholicism a little deeper for me? What should I wear when I attend mass tomorrow? Will i be accepted as a pregnant single mother with a young baby? What should I do to prepare for daily mass? I am excited to start on this new journey within my faith and want to be obedient to God but I just want to make sure I am educated and I know that this is right for me.. where should I start? I am going to just attend mass tomorrow and keep you all updated.

[prokopetz]

I understand why a lot of fantasy settings with Ambiguously Catholic organised religions go the old "the Church officially forbids magic while practising it in secret in order to monopolise its power" route, but it's almost a shame because the reality of the situation was much funnier.

Like, yes, a lot of Catholic clergy during the Middle Ages did practice magic in secret, but they weren't keeping it secret as some sort of sinister top-down conspiracy to deny magic to the Common People: they were mostly keeping it secret from their own superiors. It wasn't one of those "well, it's okay when we do it" deals: the Church very much did not want its local priests doing wizard shit. We have official records of local priests being disciplined for getting caught doing wizard shit. And the preponderance of evidence is that most of them would take their lumps, promise to stop doing wizard shit, then go right back to doing wizard shit.

It turns out that if you give a bunch of dudes education, literacy, and a lot of time on their hands, some non-zero percentage of them are going to decide to be wizards, no matter how hard you try to stop them from being wizards.

[liesmyth]

ok but we're all missing the important question here... WHO in the vatican has taught the spanish-speaking pope how to say faggotry in italian. how on earth did it come up. was it a prank. was it political sabotage. is there homosexual tomfoolery afoot in santa marta. I need to know more

[apenitentialprayer]

Okay, I hate job searching, but I do love applying to Catholic institutions

Where else are you going to see this?