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I am Catholic and will never convert as the traditions are important to me. Yet, I believe priests should marry, women should be allowed to be priests, and that homosexuals have a right to live as they choose as we are all created in God's vision. Does this make me someone who isn't Catholic? I love the church but not all of its teachings.
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I love the church and not all its teachings - I don;t think anyone believes in every aspect of their religion, political view.. etc
[ Reply | Options ]OP: it gets worse. I also do not believe that the Pope is God's messenger on earth and that he is infallible
[ Reply | Options ]oh man am i there with you on that one (as well as all over the above). signed also "Catholic"
[ Reply | Options ]NP: there is an interesting history to the Pope is infallible belief. First: this never meant he is never wrong. When he does the Jumble in the Sunday paper he might make a mistake. It means when he says, "This is what God says..." BUT in the old days the pope had to get the College of Cardinals to validate those edicts. In the not to distant past, one of the popes said he did not need the CofC's approval. Many Catholics say that only those edicts with CofC approval are infallible.
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I'm with you on that and also would add, premarital sex is ok, so are condoms and any other BC option
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A priest once said that by practicing the rituals and believing in the doctrines' is what makes you a Catholic. If you don't follow these than you aren't Catholic. I agree with him
[ Reply | Options ]I'm a practicing Catholic and I'm not sure I agree. If she was claiming she were a priest - then she would not be Catholic, but wanting change and working towards is does not make one not Catholic.
[ Reply | Options ]So you are basically questioning the word of God and I don't think that really flies in the church
[ Reply | Options ]Not according to the Catholic church. You have to believe in the Nicene Creed, transmorgification, a variety of other things. Priests have been excommunicated for advocating birth control, gay priests, etc.
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A priest at our church once talked about staying the church and praying for change - that's what he does. He was referring to teaching against homosexuality. I think that is a good way to look at it.
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