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DubStyle311 · 04-09-2007, 08:30 PM

I've probably said this ad nausiam but I am 99% sure that I am the only one on this website who has had a post gradeschool/CCD education on Catholicism.

For three years in highscool, I had the same teacher for theology, by choice. The teachers goal was to educate ppl on what the official teaching of the Catholic Church are. He would give a test on the first day of class about the offical teaching of the Church. Everyone fails it.

Most ppl, including the priests in most parishes, are stuck in the pre Vatican II Catholic teachings.

After learning the advanced Catholicism that theologists currently use, I am of the opinion that the Catholic Church is the most accepting, loving, and universal of all the religions out there. 99% of the time their views are misconstrued by priests and other Christian sects that preach intolerance. Catholicism is supremely tolerant of EVERYONE. They teach that Jesus offers EVERYONE forgiveness, regardless. Its doesn't matter if your gay, if you have sex before marraige, if your you don't believe in Jesus, or if your the most evil person on the planet....God offers unconditional forgiveness...you don't even have to ask for it. If you are a good person, you will be able to accept God's love, and achieve "heaven". If you are a bad person you wont be able to accept God love and thus "Hell".

I really wish that more Catholics had the opportunity to learn about their religion on an advanced level. The problem is that most ppl are introduced to it as kids. They have their CCD classes, their churches, and their catholic gradeschool educations that present their religion on its most simple terms. God is a an old man with a big white beard that judges you constantly, heaven is a city in the clouds where you get to chill with all your dead family and friends, Hell is a cave underground with fire and a monster that tortures you for eternity. Its ridiculous. If you think that those are the tenants of Catholicism, you are mistaken. Catholicism was a much different religion 100 years ago, and its a shame that most people/priests are stuck in that era.

Whatever...

04-09-2007, 08:30 PM	#25 (permalink)
DubStyle311 YaHookan Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: down the highway Posts: 7,323 Thanks: 0 Thanked 72 Times in 62 Posts	I've probably said this ad nausiam but I am 99% sure that I am the only one on this website who has had a post gradeschool/CCD education on Catholicism. For three years in highscool, I had the same teacher for theology, by choice. The teachers goal was to educate ppl on what the official teaching of the Catholic Church are. He would give a test on the first day of class about the offical teaching of the Church. Everyone fails it. Most ppl, including the priests in most parishes, are stuck in the pre Vatican II Catholic teachings. After learning the advanced Catholicism that theologists currently use, I am of the opinion that the Catholic Church is the most accepting, loving, and universal of all the religions out there. 99% of the time their views are misconstrued by priests and other Christian sects that preach intolerance. Catholicism is supremely tolerant of EVERYONE. They teach that Jesus offers EVERYONE forgiveness, regardless. Its doesn't matter if your gay, if you have sex before marraige, if your you don't believe in Jesus, or if your the most evil person on the planet....God offers unconditional forgiveness...you don't even have to ask for it. If you are a good person, you will be able to accept God's love, and achieve "heaven". If you are a bad person you wont be able to accept God love and thus "Hell". I really wish that more Catholics had the opportunity to learn about their religion on an advanced level. The problem is that most ppl are introduced to it as kids. They have their CCD classes, their churches, and their catholic gradeschool educations that present their religion on its most simple terms. God is a an old man with a big white beard that judges you constantly, heaven is a city in the clouds where you get to chill with all your dead family and friends, Hell is a cave underground with fire and a monster that tortures you for eternity. Its ridiculous. If you think that those are the tenants of Catholicism, you are mistaken. Catholicism was a much different religion 100 years ago, and its a shame that most people/priests are stuck in that era. Whatever... __________________ I may be wrong, but I doubt it.