Haven't been on in a while. been having some very deeeeeep thinking. Posted this originally on my Facebook so I'm just bracing for the backlash because I have some pretty hardcore Christians on my my friends list. But maybe I'll be lucky and they might see some truth in what I'm saying. Maybe I'm totally wrong but at least I'm thinking about it.
Omg...Ok religious rant incoming...hit the deck if you don't want to get hit cause when I get rolling I talk with my hands and damage happens!!
I am a Catholic...disgruntled as I may be...but forever a Catholic. I haven't gone to church in forever because I feel that as long as I talk to God and try to listen for his advice and blessings, I'm all good in this world. He is my therapist in a way. I know he sees all that goes on, but it feels good to have a chat with him. I don't need someone else to forgive my sins in his name. If I do something bad I immediately feel guilty and I step back and ask him for forgiveness. Thank goodness I haven't done anything horrible but it feels good to let the little things out.
Now to the point here...I hope. I'm tired of everyone saying that Pope Francis is doing bad things because he's being someone lenient. You all have to understand this is not 2000 years ago when our church came to be under Peter's guidance. Morality, secular laws, and society has changed sooooo much that our Pope is faced with a very daunting task of bringing our church into a modern light. Its all on one man. He is the one chosen by God to guide us. The old laws have to evolve so we can grow with God.
I've been really focused on learning about other faiths because I feel that all of God's children have a piece of the truth puzzle and the only way I can grow as his child is to understand what his other prophets are teaching. We are not separate religions, we are all one under one God, but because of cultures that have developed differently since the Tower of Babel we don't understand that truth anymore. So we fight. I don't want to fight I want to understand. I want to find those puzzle pieces and try to help put them together.
So give Pope Francis a break and let him do his job for his church. Give all our religions leaders the time and love they need to bring us all together if they can. God will sort out the bad apples and bring those of us that are following his path under his wing. We will never know who is truly right or wrong and that is ok. Its why we all have our faith and trust in Heaven. K?? Good....Rant over....I'm going to go have a chat with God and see if I can here a nod of approval for being a good person.
