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Post by mamagpi on Sept 14, 2006 8:44:21 GMT
I remember a friend of mine telling me about her elderly mother-in-law, who was a devoute catholic. The lady ended up in a home, her mind had totally gone as dose happen with old people, it can happen to any of us, the poor thing didnt know what planet she was on, and apparently when she died the catholic church refused to give her a proper service...why ? because she hadnt kept up her faith !!
how the hell can a woman in her 90's who didnt know her own name let alone anything else keep up a faith ? in the end they did the service at the grave side...now to me that is disgusting, she deserved a decent service and burial just like any one else.
All because she hadnt been a practicing catholic for the last few years of her life, but until she lost track of everything, she was a regular church goer for years !
I am so glad I am not religious.
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Post by PILLSBURY on Sept 14, 2006 13:48:13 GMT
The catholc church is a terrible institution, as you say if you stop attending you dont exist,their views on contraception are an active contribution to the aids epidemic and the concept of original sin is just sickening, how can a baby be born full of sin? I just dont get it.
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Post by claire on Sept 14, 2006 14:05:27 GMT
i honestly think if you look at the majority of problems this world faces, religion seems to cause alot of them in one way or another
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Post by mook on Sept 14, 2006 20:13:24 GMT
Acording to the Catholic Church it is a sin to leave your abusive husband, so in other words you have to put up with it and get beaten up every day.
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Post by PILLSBURY on Sept 14, 2006 20:34:58 GMT
The closest I intend to get to the catholic church is Father Ted.
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Post by skeptomatic on Sept 15, 2006 0:01:51 GMT
Yay Father Ted! Now there was a man.
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Post by mook on Sept 15, 2006 7:27:03 GMT
:PWheres Mrs Doyle, i want a cup of tea.
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Post by chune on Sept 15, 2006 9:14:41 GMT
 "Awwwww Go'awn!" IMO catholosism has nothing to do with Christianity and everything to do with increasing the wealth and holdings of the church. Any religion that would condemn a newborn to an afterlife (imagined or otherwise) in purgatory because it hasn't been baptised  |
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Post by mamagpi on Sept 15, 2006 9:32:17 GMT
father ted, that was a great series..i loved father jack ;D
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Post by shazzz on Sept 15, 2006 16:39:29 GMT
That truly is shocking, not father ted, the subject od the thread lol
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Post by skeptomatic on Sept 16, 2006 3:51:43 GMT
Drrrrink, Girrrls! Father Jack - everything a Catholic Priest aspires to be.
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Post by mamagpi on Sept 16, 2006 9:30:50 GMT
yes it is shocking shazzz..it puts religion to shame.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2006 23:38:47 GMT
My Nan was a devout Irish Catholic and attended church twice a week. When she became too poorly to attend church the parish priest visited her in her own home to give communion etc... This makes me want to puke... |
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Post by mamagpi on Sept 17, 2006 1:15:11 GMT
yes sbell it is shocking and if I remember rightly she had to have a graveside service, you cant imagine how the family must have felt can you ?
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Post by mook on Sept 17, 2006 11:22:24 GMT
What about all the Catholic priests that have sexually abused children isnt that going against their faith as well.............double standards i think.
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Post by mamagpi on Sept 17, 2006 11:57:08 GMT
it is disgusting and to be honest I think there are double standards with most religions..it is very rarely practiced what is preached !
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Post by lyndsay on Sept 17, 2006 16:05:33 GMT
This is disgusting i think. If someone is in any religion then they shouldnt be turned away when they dont go to church for so many months or years. Who is to say that they have stopped believing or following the religion just because they werent at the service. Their circumstances might have not let them be there like your friend's mama. That must have been terrible for the family. |
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Post by skeptomatic on Sept 17, 2006 16:39:54 GMT
They're not all bad, I have to say. One of Australia's most notable advocates for human rights is a very fiesty Catholic nun. A very good person, despite her religion and the company she keeps!
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Post by claire on Sept 17, 2006 17:44:01 GMT
nuns are wicked! even tho i did catch one attempting to shoplift once, she may have not been a real nun tho  |
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Post by oh2bhappy on Sept 25, 2006 15:37:37 GMT
They're not all bad, I have to say. One of Australia's most notable advocates for human rights is a very fiesty Catholic nun. A very good person, despite her religion and the company she keeps! I'm sure she would have been a good person whether she was a nun or not... |
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