chitownxo - thank you SO much -- I really appreciate your "answers" as best as you were taught. I think that it shows the difference in teachings (albeit subtle sometimes) -- amongst ALL types of faith.
I have to admit that the Mary thing bothers me -- to see people putting flowers at the feet of her statue during Mass was just weird to me. And praying to her to intercede on our behalf (isn't that the way it goes?) is weird to me too. I don't mean "weird" as in "freaks!" -- I mean "weird" as in "not understood" -- believe me, I would like to learn more, and its not my intent to insult people. I just feel like (to me) its like people put her right up there with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit -- and that just isn't what I was taught growing up, so therefore, it is a foreign idea to me.
As for Confession - that was a good answer - I haven't thought about it that way before. And yes, the old "you have to pay the church for your sins" stereotype WAS taught to me by my parents (who really don't know much about the faith either) -- so its good to know that I can now tell my mom that that isn't true.
Thanks to your dad for his input too
And I loved your quote:
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if we really believe in a loving God who loves his children, do we really think that he would allow an innocent not to come home to him?
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I will have to PM you sometime and find out about your having to be nice to Mr. chitownxo's mom -- sounds VERY familiar although opposite! If she were to confess her dislike of me in Confession, she'd be there ALL week at least - LOL! She has a very dear family friend who is a priest, and I think that she "uses" him as her permanent confidante for confession -- although he lives several states away, I have no doubt that more than one phone call to him has been in regards to me -- once he even bought Mr. AXO Alum a "Saint" figurine bearing the saint he is named after. He said to her (he didn't know I was standing behind him) "give this to him - let him know that we will find a way to get him" meaning "get him back" I assumed - by that time he caught on that I was standing there...oops!
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