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Originally posted by PhoenixAzul
My school is United Methodist affiliated. So people are constantly talking about bible study or OCF (fellow ship group) and word of god and the like. Well, I made a choice to become Catholic when I was 17. So whenever I tell people that I'm Catholic they always ask me things like, "why do you worship statues" or "why don't you talk directly to God?" or the kicker, "Have you ever been raped by a priest?". Things that are backhanded like that are very very annoying. And whenever I try to explain the reasoning/theology behind it, they always yell and scream "God isn't enough for you? you have to have saints!? or "Your church harbors child molestors because it isn't in God's plan". Seriously, I'd like to just bite their heads off. Don't ask a question if you don't want to let me answer. My soul is FINE, thank you, how's yours?

I never went to a religious school, but I completely understand where you are coming from. Being Catholic myself I think throughout my life I have always been told I am GOING TO HELL, because of whatever reason, but no one ever wants to listen to an explanation of why we do what we do. Have they ever attended mass? no. Do they ask any questions about the prayers we say or the ritual we do? no. They mostly get second hand information from people who don't know what they are talking about. I dated this guy once who's besdt friend swore up and down I was going to hell because I was Catholic and named like 10 reasons why. I sat him down and told him why his reasons were bunk and refuted EVERY one of his arguments. I think he really questioned what he was told after that. I think it is rude to tell anyone they are not worshiping the correct way. I was always taught in in Sunday school that GOD was the only one allowd to judge others!