Comments on: Heroin for Heretics of Truth http://cosmos-liturgy-sex.com/2008/01/17/heroin-for-heretics-of-truth/ Now This Is The Real World! Where Theology and Real Life Meet. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:08:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Marc http://cosmos-liturgy-sex.com/2008/01/17/heroin-for-heretics-of-truth/#comment-569152 Marc Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:58:59 +0000 http://cosmos-liturgy-sex.com/2008/01/17/heroin-for-heretics-of-truth/#comment-569152 You raise some vaild points. Catholicism inspires more vehement vitriol from some people than anything else that comes to mind. I had a boss who spent years indulging in jibes against the Catholic Church and then converted when tragedy struck. It has been said that those who blaspheme are relatively close to conversion. I think it's important to remember that all not detractors from the dogma of the Church can be construed as neurotics, lazy or poorly educated in the catechism. At least this has not been my experience. I've seen neurotics on both sides, right and left. Why Catholics decide to remain and attempt to change a Church with which they fundamentally disagree befuddles me, when there are so many protestant denominations that would welcome them. There are 3 women close to me who have all had bad experiences with the Catholic Church growing up and are intensely interested in spirituality. And independently they all have said the same thing, that the Church let them down when they needed it most. You raise some vaild points. Catholicism inspires more vehement vitriol from some people than anything else that comes to mind. I had a boss who spent years indulging in jibes against the Catholic Church and then converted when tragedy struck. It has been said that those who blaspheme are relatively close to conversion.

I think it’s important to remember that all not detractors from the dogma of the Church can be construed as neurotics, lazy or poorly educated in the catechism. At least this has not been my experience. I’ve seen neurotics on both sides, right and left.

Why Catholics decide to remain and attempt to change a Church with which they fundamentally disagree befuddles me, when there are so many protestant denominations that would welcome them.

There are 3 women close to me who have all had bad experiences with the Catholic Church growing up and are intensely interested in spirituality. And independently they all have said the same thing, that the Church let them down when they needed it most.

]]> By: Mike A. http://cosmos-liturgy-sex.com/2008/01/17/heroin-for-heretics-of-truth/#comment-566853 Mike A. Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:01:55 +0000 http://cosmos-liturgy-sex.com/2008/01/17/heroin-for-heretics-of-truth/#comment-566853 For the most part, my experience with dissenters has left me with an impression that they dispise the Church because of one or two bad experiences that they've generalized. It's unfortunate. Sometimes I try to explain how irrational their dissention can be, but ultimatly, they need healing and prayer. Using reason with them just isn't going to cut through emotionally charged experiences. For the most part, my experience with dissenters has left me with an impression that they dispise the Church because of one or two bad experiences that they’ve generalized. It’s unfortunate. Sometimes I try to explain how irrational their dissention can be, but ultimatly, they need healing and prayer. Using reason with them just isn’t going to cut through emotionally charged experiences.

]]> By: shelray http://cosmos-liturgy-sex.com/2008/01/17/heroin-for-heretics-of-truth/#comment-564346 shelray Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:57:51 +0000 http://cosmos-liturgy-sex.com/2008/01/17/heroin-for-heretics-of-truth/#comment-564346 Thank you Jackie. Thank you Jackie.

]]> By: mrs jackie parkes http://cosmos-liturgy-sex.com/2008/01/17/heroin-for-heretics-of-truth/#comment-564010 mrs jackie parkes Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:25:40 +0000 http://cosmos-liturgy-sex.com/2008/01/17/heroin-for-heretics-of-truth/#comment-564010 Fabulous post! Fabulous post!

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