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Old 03-10-2009, 12:12 PM   #41 (permalink)
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With a stunning 37-0, I think we've conclusively shown that you did the right thing.

I really don't have much more to offer other than if you haven't watched "Deliver Us From Evil" you ABSOLUTELY MUST. It's about O'Grady and the things he did as a priest that were absolutely disregarded and blatantly covered up by the Catholic Church.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliver...il_(2006_film)

Many of the victims talk about that same feeling; betrayal by the Church - that it would protect those that wronged them, and yet refuse to help them. I think you might find some brotherhood and understanding from it.

Your faith is what is important; the behavior of many in the Catholic church is anything but Godly.

I think you made the right decision about your child, too.
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Old 03-12-2009, 06:04 PM   #42 (permalink)
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Your position regarding your child's baptism sounds reasonable as well. Your wife's still active in the Church? Were you surprised by your wife's reaction? And your reaction to your child's baptism? I'm not sure how I would feel about my kids being baptized.

By the way, congratulations on the birth of your child! I don't know if you mentioned in any previous posts or not.
Thank you!

My wife really isn't active, she wants him baptised because she wants to raise him as a Christian, and she is afraid that if he isn't and something happens, he will not go to heaven.

My position is that as a committed Christian, I want him to come to his own conclusion, when he is old enough, and accept faith (or not) on his own terms. I think infant baptism is a ridiculous thing, how can an infant accept any doctrine? I'm OK with him being baptised, but I will show no support for any act of the roman catholic church. So, I'll stay home and watch a ball game, and let this happen, because it is important to the person I love most in this world.

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With a stunning 37-0, I think we've conclusively shown that you did the right thing.

I really don't have much more to offer other than if you haven't watched "Deliver Us From Evil" you ABSOLUTELY MUST. It's about O'Grady and the things he did as a priest that were absolutely disregarded and blatantly covered up by the Catholic Church.

Deliver Us from Evil (2006 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Many of the victims talk about that same feeling; betrayal by the Church - that it would protect those that wronged them, and yet refuse to help them. I think you might find some brotherhood and understanding from it.

Your faith is what is important; the behavior of many in the Catholic church is anything but Godly.

I think you made the right decision about your child, too.
Thank you. I may well see the film. Did you read the last line of the Wikipedia article?

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Pope Benedict XVI was accused of conspiracy to cover up sexual abuse in the United States. At the Vatican's request, President George W. Bush granted the pope immunity from prosecution.
Heads of state are prosecuted by the ICC at the Hague. Maybe the pope should be tried for the acts of the Church!
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