Comments on: Catholic Guilt http://www.solitarypanda.com/2010/03/catholic-guilt/ marching to my own beat Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Martin http://www.solitarypanda.com/2010/03/catholic-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-8367 Martin Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:29:48 +0000 http://www.solitarypanda.com/?p=1461#comment-8367 "And when I think of that–that I am living life exactly the way I’m meant to, and trusting my heart and intuition–the guilt goes away. " Beautiful :) .-= Martin´s last blog ..<a href="http://thisruggedlife.blogspot.com/2010/03/salamander-orgies-waterfalls-and.html" rel="nofollow">Salamander Orgies, Waterfalls, and Powerful Insight into the Womenfolk</a> =-. “And when I think of that–that I am living life exactly the way I’m meant to, and trusting my heart and intuition–the guilt goes away. ”

Beautiful :)
.-= Martin´s last blog ..Salamander Orgies, Waterfalls, and Powerful Insight into the Womenfolk =-.

]]> By: Floreta http://www.solitarypanda.com/2010/03/catholic-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-8362 Floreta Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:47:46 +0000 http://www.solitarypanda.com/?p=1461#comment-8362 Thank you for sharing this! I remember a thread on 20sb about what people's beliefs/religions all were and seeing a LOT of former Catholics turned atheist/agnostic etc. It's hard for me to define my beliefs. I'm much like you. I believe in science, but, I think science and spirituality (not religion) can coexist. I'm stuck between calling myself an "Agnostic" or a theist because even though I'll say this "something" is "God" (I think mainly to fit most people's concepts a bit better), I still feel like I need that proof, and that's is more intellectually honest to be agnostic because you can neither prove OR disprove God. Anyway, I'm glad you don't experience the guilt! Thank you for sharing this!
I remember a thread on 20sb about what people’s beliefs/religions all were and seeing a LOT of former Catholics turned atheist/agnostic etc. It’s hard for me to define my beliefs. I’m much like you. I believe in science, but, I think science and spirituality (not religion) can coexist. I’m stuck between calling myself an “Agnostic” or a theist because even though I’ll say this “something” is “God” (I think mainly to fit most people’s concepts a bit better), I still feel like I need that proof, and that’s is more intellectually honest to be agnostic because you can neither prove OR disprove God.

Anyway, I’m glad you don’t experience the guilt!

]]> By: Justin (Oats) http://www.solitarypanda.com/2010/03/catholic-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-8359 Justin (Oats) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:27:06 +0000 http://www.solitarypanda.com/?p=1461#comment-8359 Lapsed Catholicism seems to be a prevalent anti-religion amongst our generation. We don't accept things because we are told to, we question everything. Our parents would have been slapped if they did such, but times have changed and we are respected for the decisions we make, whether our families like them or not. I lost my faith over a trivial matter. One year during lent my mom got pissed off because I ate meat on Friday and I went ballistic. I explained how originally it was a 40 day fast. How did a 40 day fast become no meat on Friday? And what makes eating meat on Friday so special that it is truly a sacrifice to give it up? And then the sweater unraveled. I am pro-choice. I believe that the Earth is billions of years old because I have faith in science. I believe in evolution. I don't believe you have to attend church for forgiveness and I don't believe that people that aren't celebrating that religion are going to hell because if people lived in a remote area naive of Catholicism that never do any wrong can't be expected to be damned to hell over their 'heresy'. The more I looked into the religion, the less I believed. I view the bible as a historical text. I define my own religion because I can. I will believe what I want to believe and won't expect others to have the same beliefs as me. And I won't go as far as calling what I believe in as God, but I do believe there is something. But of the utmost importance, I don't feel guilty about my loss of faith in Catholicism because like a political party, I don't agree with much of what they stand for. Is it part of my culture? Yes. Maybe not so much as in the Philippines, but my entire extended family, most of which are Polish, are VERY Roman Catholic. My mom has finally accepted that I don't partake in her religion anymore and no longer tries to persuade me to go to Xmas mas with her. It has taken a long time. A really long time. .-= Justin (Oats)´s last blog ..<a href="http://freshestoat.blogspot.com/2010/03/person-of-wal-mart.html" rel="nofollow">Person of Wal-Mart</a> =-. Lapsed Catholicism seems to be a prevalent anti-religion amongst our generation. We don’t accept things because we are told to, we question everything. Our parents would have been slapped if they did such, but times have changed and we are respected for the decisions we make, whether our families like them or not.
I lost my faith over a trivial matter. One year during lent my mom got pissed off because I ate meat on Friday and I went ballistic. I explained how originally it was a 40 day fast. How did a 40 day fast become no meat on Friday? And what makes eating meat on Friday so special that it is truly a sacrifice to give it up?

And then the sweater unraveled. I am pro-choice. I believe that the Earth is billions of years old because I have faith in science. I believe in evolution. I don’t believe you have to attend church for forgiveness and I don’t believe that people that aren’t celebrating that religion are going to hell because if people lived in a remote area naive of Catholicism that never do any wrong can’t be expected to be damned to hell over their ‘heresy’. The more I looked into the religion, the less I believed. I view the bible as a historical text.

I define my own religion because I can. I will believe what I want to believe and won’t expect others to have the same beliefs as me. And I won’t go as far as calling what I believe in as God, but I do believe there is something. But of the utmost importance, I don’t feel guilty about my loss of faith in Catholicism because like a political party, I don’t agree with much of what they stand for.

Is it part of my culture? Yes. Maybe not so much as in the Philippines, but my entire extended family, most of which are Polish, are VERY Roman Catholic.

My mom has finally accepted that I don’t partake in her religion anymore and no longer tries to persuade me to go to Xmas mas with her. It has taken a long time. A really long time.
.-= Justin (Oats)´s last blog ..Person of Wal-Mart =-.

]]> By: Floreta http://www.solitarypanda.com/2010/03/catholic-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-8358 Floreta Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:30:12 +0000 http://www.solitarypanda.com/?p=1461#comment-8358 yes, I have to remind myself this, always! yes, I have to remind myself this, always!

]]> By: paschal http://www.solitarypanda.com/2010/03/catholic-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-8357 paschal Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:05:10 +0000 http://www.solitarypanda.com/?p=1461#comment-8357 Floreta: You may not be Catholic "enuff" or Buddhist "enuff," but you're sure human enough. Rave on, girl, and be all the 'nuff you want to be. Peace to you. Floreta: You may not be Catholic “enuff” or Buddhist “enuff,” but you’re sure human enough. Rave on, girl, and be all the ’nuff you want to be. Peace to you.

]]> By: King’s Lynn – Norfolk From The Middle Ages Till Today http://www.solitarypanda.com/2010/03/catholic-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-8355 King’s Lynn – Norfolk From The Middle Ages Till Today Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:01:06 +0000 http://www.solitarypanda.com/?p=1461#comment-8355 [...] Catholic Guilt | The Solitary Panda [...] [...] Catholic Guilt | The Solitary Panda [...]

]]> By: Floreta http://www.solitarypanda.com/2010/03/catholic-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-8354 Floreta Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:21:51 +0000 http://www.solitarypanda.com/?p=1461#comment-8354 ah, surely not waiting for my Divine Touch :D I accept that religion is not for me and I am not attracted to it nor wanting to belong to one. My current 'belief in god' is about as close as I'll get to divinity, but it comes from within, which is of a far greater place than I can think of than any church steeple. Just my perspective. :) ah, surely not waiting for my Divine Touch :D I accept that religion is not for me and I am not attracted to it nor wanting to belong to one. My current ‘belief in god’ is about as close as I’ll get to divinity, but it comes from within, which is of a far greater place than I can think of than any church steeple. Just my perspective. :)

]]> By: Andrew http://www.solitarypanda.com/2010/03/catholic-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-8353 Andrew Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:08:54 +0000 http://www.solitarypanda.com/?p=1461#comment-8353 I just wrote an article on a similar matter. I question what faith has for me that I can't get on my own. Guilt? No thanks! I just wrote an article on a similar matter. I question what faith has for me that I can’t get on my own. Guilt? No thanks!

]]> By: Ari http://www.solitarypanda.com/2010/03/catholic-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-8352 Ari Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:52:31 +0000 http://www.solitarypanda.com/?p=1461#comment-8352 I know the feeling - I have that good ol Catholic gilt too. But I think if, as you say, you're living life how you're meant to - it's all good. .-= Ari´s last blog ..<a href="http://curiousillusion.com/2010/03/10/bellissimo/" rel="nofollow">Bellissimo!</a> =-. I know the feeling – I have that good ol Catholic gilt too. But I think if, as you say, you’re living life how you’re meant to – it’s all good.
.-= Ari´s last blog ..Bellissimo! =-.

]]> By: Photo Cache http://www.solitarypanda.com/2010/03/catholic-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-8349 Photo Cache Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:39:16 +0000 http://www.solitarypanda.com/?p=1461#comment-8349 Well what can I say, we all have to march to our own drums. May be you haven't been touched by the Divine Hand just yet. And religion is not for everybody. There I said it even though I have just found my way back to my religion. .-= Photo Cache´s last blog ..<a href="http://calrat.blogspot.com/2010/03/finally.html" rel="nofollow">Finally</a> =-. Well what can I say, we all have to march to our own drums. May be you haven’t been touched by the Divine Hand just yet. And religion is not for everybody. There I said it even though I have just found my way back to my religion.
.-= Photo Cache´s last blog ..Finally =-.

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