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Originally Posted by fw102807
I long ago came to the realization that Catholism was NOTHING but a cult that centered around control and money. I did accounting at the time so I did the monthly report that parishes send to the archdiocese (along with all of the money collected in the offering) and learned a lot (not involving children though). Later on I had a friend who dated a catholic priest she met on a dating site for 10 years. The bishop knew about it but did NOTHING until it somehow got to be a liability for them and then he had to dump my friend and go for "counseling" for his "problem" before he could be reassigned to a parish further away.
*Disclaimer, this is my opinion only you do not have to agree*
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Here's a nothing story I have told many times.
So when our kids were 4, 6 and 8 I thought it was about time to take them to a Children's Mass. We were working parents and there were options for the kids including, CCD, Soccer, TBall and scouts but they couldn't do them all so we passed on CCD.
We go to the Children's Mass and the Priests ask that all the children come up front and sit on the floor. My younger son stayed with us and the 5 and 9 year old go up front. During the homely, in a Q&A format the priest tells the Birth of Christ. Where was the star? He picks a little one who says North. How many wise men were there? 3 is the answer What were the gifts? And that's when I realize my son has his hand up the entire time. Towards the end his arm is getting so heavy the 5 year old is helping him keep it up. I'm feeling so proud because of how smart he is and that he must be getting all this good Christian support from the babysitter. After he concludes the priest asks if anyone has any questions and sure enough my son's hand goes up. The priest says, "Stand up little boy. I thought I knew everyone here from CCD but I don't recognize you. What is your question?" My darling young one says "That's a wonderful story. Where did you hear it?" The parish laughs for about an hour or it felt that way even if it was only 30 seconds. The priest tells his bio for the next 5 minutes and asks if he could meet with his parents after Mass. I told everyone one at the conclusion that I got the baby, I'll meet you by the car.