Ceist Beag
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Simple oldnick - see the post from RMCF re school entry for children. I would imagine this is the only reason for remaining in the church for an awful lot of people.
To the Roman catholics amongst you....
-why don't you join the Reformation now and become a Protestant like me ? Although no soup is provided there's always a nice social atmosphere after every service -tea and coffee.
No more expensive first communion crap, no prohibition of contraception, no more idol worshipping and rosary fiddling or whatever you guys do in church, no visions or miracles, No more Papal infallibility, and no more having to believe that at holy Communion you are literally eating the flesh of Christ -and above all no dodgy priests. Ours get married for goodness sake !
If you are still into lots of ceremony and fancy dressed priests - join the C of I . You may be put off by the sight of women clergy but much of ceremony is similar to yours and the priests wear pretty coloured outfits.
If you don't want the fancy paraphanelia of RC and even C of I -then become a Methodist .Much more basic - and none of the hierachy that C of I, like R.C., has. Just simple ministers.
Belief in God is somewhat optional for C of I attendees. i've been an athiest all my life but always found Cof I a nice place to socialise. I regard myself as a Protestant athiest with no qualms until such time as the Humanists have lots of social centres and singing. Nice sing-songs as well.
Methodists a bit more dour- push the God thing a bit more and dont seem to have as many hymns during the services.
Even more strict and full of the God are Baptists and Presbyterians -but if you feel like a weekly equivalent of Croac Patrick then they'll do you fine. Much more talk about sin and redemption. (Don't bother with Congregationalists -too few churches to bother about).
There such a wide choice of Proddy churches -including tiny ones like Quakers (wonderful sect -full of really nice goody-goody people) that i wonder why anyone still calls themselves Roman catholic.
..and we haven't got on to the other Christian denominations - Greek Orthodox for example. Nice little church at Arbor Hill. lovely liturgy that goes on for ever but no audience particpation. And no decent seats.
P.S. Let's not forget Sikhs, Hindus, Moslems,Buddists and Jews.
So, WHY, if you still believe in God -or not - do any of you call yoursleves Roman catholics.?
There a whole wide world out there of alternative mumbo-jumbo and from what I know in my years of studying religion there's far less child buggery amongst the clergy of those religions than there is in the Holy Roman Catholic Faith.
Simple oldnick - see the post from RMCF re school entry for children. I would imagine this is the only reason for remaining in the church for an awful lot of people.
Yeah, but if you get you information from the Simpsons (and I do), Catholic heaven is more fun than Protestant heaven.
Remember the episode when Homer was swaying towards catholic and he was shown the two different heavens. The protestants were on their cloud playing croquet whereas the catholics were drinking, fighting and then all joined together to form a large riverdance routine.
From what I know, these exceptions are well covered in our equality legislation, so I guess it would have to be a constitutional challenge of some kind.Would their decision stand up to a legal challenge, do you think?
Ian O'Doherty - worth a read
Disconcertingly, I find myself entirely in synch with Purple on this, and yet I suspect my arm would have to rot off my arm before I could place a 'X' next to the name of a Fianna Fáil candidate.I’m half way to being a Protestant Atheist; I’m an atheist
If I did believe in God (the Christian one) then I’d be a protestant (some soup, if it was going, would be a bonus).
Great post Old Nick, really funny and well written. It made me laugh as well.
I’m half way to being a Protestant Atheist; I’m an atheist
If I did believe in God (the Christian one) then I’d be a protestant (some soup, if it was going, would be a bonus).
It goes back to the salvation army giving soup to people who converted AFAIKDidn't they call catholics who coverted during the famine "Soupers"? Bet it wasn't that freeze-dried muck ye get these days
It goes back to the salvation army giving soup to people who converted AFAIK
...probably because bishops have had a lot of experience with little children.
How come these Bishops are still allowed to be patrons of schools? If it were any other organisation, there is no way it would be allowed.
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