I had another one of those; "Why bother with the Catholic Church then?" moments at RCIA last night again. It seems to me these people are so concerned with ecumenism that they have no real joy in their own church... or at least that's how they're coming across.
It seems to me they're so concerned with Christian unity that they've completely lost sight of what makes the Catholic Church special, and unique. Last night we heard about how we're all the same, and all worshiping the same God...
Well, it's true that we worship the same God, it's not true that we're the same. If we were then explain to me why my Baptist friends are working so hard to save me from the clutches of the Catholic Church? I can tell you for SURE that other churches do NOT see the Catholic Church as 'the same'. Maybe a few do, but in my experience the majority of Protestant denominations see the Catholic Church as lacking salvation and quite frankly now I'm thinking they lack the fullness of truth (not salvation, just truth).
Anyway, I'm so on fire for the Church right now that this 'oh, all the churches are the same and if you decide not to join the Catholic Church and instead go to the Baptist then that's fine!' attitude of the people in RCIA is annoying me. She even told us a story about someone who had done just that and praised the woman for leaving! I was pretty blown away.
We shouldn't be fighting amongst ourselves, Christians that is, but neither should we be compromising what we know is truth just to bring other Christians into communion with us. There is a fine line between Charity and Love and becoming Canada (compromising our own traditions to suit the needs of new immigrants - and yes, surprisingly Canada DOES have it's own traditions - maybe not the best analogy but for me it works :) ).
Ugh. Just needed a rant there guys.
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ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the difficulties you are encountering... *praying*
i'm not sure if you're still facing these trials as we approach the Easter Sacraments and your full entrance to the Church (which is a truly joyous occasion indeed!)...but the harsh reality is that on the local level some parishes are not quite educated enough, for whatever reason, be it biased catechists or even dissenting pastors... and that does result in what you might be experiencing. all i can do is offer you my prayers and the reassurance that the Catholic Church DOES in fact have the fullness of truth. I will testify to that and I mean that in every sense of the word!
ReplyDeleteIf you have any questions about ecumenism or anything else really, feel free to ask someone you don't even know but is still connected to you through the majesty of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church: me. I'll do my best to unite in the Church's mission to discover truth with you...and NOT invent it for ourselves.
Pax Christi
Thank you very much! RCIA is almost over and I intend to spend the next year studying as much as I can so when it starts up again next year I can join in as part of the team. :) Happy Easter!
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