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Sad how our families cannot accept it.
Meh! My sister is a Muslim now, so I'm kind of off the hook :biglaugh:
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Sad how our families cannot accept it.
Meh! My sister is a Muslim now, so I'm kind of off the hook :biglaugh:
Meh! My sister is a Muslim now, so I'm kind of off the hook :biglaugh:
Oh my, your poor parents! Are they freaking out about the two of you?
Try 6 of us, 4 atheists , 1 Muslim and a Protestant, all raised catholic
Good point. I don't agree with everything that the Church considers "charitable" (though I don't want to get into this in the DIR), but it is the mechanism for people to perform a lot of good work.For one, the large charitable arm of the Catholic Church...
Another good point. Maybe I should also point out, though, that in my mind, it's not necessarily a choice between Catholicism or nothing. For example, the Unitarian Universalist church still has a certain appeal in my mind.I would say a strong moral foundation... but I think you might dispute that the foundation possibly brought about by growing up in the Church is better than outside...
Thanks! I am - I hope you are, too.Hiya old buddy... hope you are well!
As to your question, I believe there are many things that you will agree with... and many you will agree with the general "theme" or message of the teaching, even if presented in a way you don't 100% agree with.
As an example:
Catechism of the Catholic Church #1713
Man is obliged to follow the moral law, which urges him "to do what is good and avoid what is evil". This law makes itself heard in his conscience.
I am sure you may take issue with some that in their definition make reference to God:
#1805 Four virtues play a pivotal role and accordingly are called "cardinal"; all the others are grouped around them. They are: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.
... so while the "Catholic" teaching will make reference to Scripture and God as the foundation of the teaching, I doubt teaching a child virtue (habitual and firm disposition to do the good) would be difficult for you.
Maybe... though I think that kids usually have an innate sense of empathy and fairness, and that's all we need to support the Golden Rule.The main problem, in my opinion, is the day the child asks you to explain concepts like good and evil.... moral relativism is often more difficult to explain than why they should believe in some Jewish dude nailed to a cross.
That leads me to another of my concerns: it seems to me that the Catholic Church asks children to participate in rituals without real understanding of them. The most obvious is infant baptism, but also, as you point out, most children wouldn't have a good idea of transubstantiation probably until adolescence... however, they're asked to take part in their First Communion well before that. Even with Confirmation (which is supposed to be a re-establishment of a commitment to the Church on attainment of the "age of reason", right?), I worry that a 13- or 14-year-old doesn't really have full knowledge of what they're agreeing to or participating in.Worse thing that could happen would be that your child will have a firm grasp of the basics of morality.... most of the "lofty" concepts (transubstantiation, heaven/hell, etc) will be tackled later in life closer to high school age... and by then, I'm sure you will have many chances to present your beliefs to the child.... or not.