After some recent comments I felt that I needed to make this thread.

What exactly does it mean being a Catholic? 

We are supposed to walk in the path that Jesus has shown us, furthermore, as part of a community, we are supposed to help and support each other.

Try to open your heart before opening your mouth, believe me it will be to the benefit of yourself and those around you.

After some recent comments I felt that I needed to make this thread.

>> After this commentary, I felt the need to make for the loo.

What exactly does it mean being a Catholic?

>> I dunno, what does "EWTN" say? (@@)

Does it mean judging all others who are not?

>> No, but it does mean assessing and judging others who say things like the above, esp. womanish usage of words like "all"; is this that "pro multis" thing again? Would somebody please drive a stake through Old Yeller's heart, cut off his head, and burn him to ash please?

 Does it mean putting down any other

>> "... other..."? Wow, you really don't know what it means then.

denomination? Putting down and hating on other religions too?

>> "The gods of the pagans are devils", e.g., hardly seems a clarion call Tequila and Tango.

 How about people from different races?

>> What, you mean like Andromedans and Tau Cetians?

I would most certainly hope that your definition and understanding of the concept


>> It would take at least a dissertation to even begin to dent a buck loaded rack of words such as this? Relativistic, subjectivist  reek is nigh overpowering, as it is meant to be.

of Catholicism does not encourage the aforementioned hypocrisies.

>> Clarify "... hypocrisies" please.

We are supposed to walk in the path that Jesus has shown us,

>> Ah ah ah, careful you don't hate on other religions and denominations. Also, why? What's the big deal? What if we don't?

furthermore, as part of a community,

>> or, cutting the crap, of a collective

we are supposed to help and support each other.

>> and we will like it or not, even if it requires the "encouragement" of the gulag.

Try to open your heart

>> Try standing up to pee.

before opening your mouth,

>> Likewise. YOu should link up with Poche, you dudes will be pinkie-walking BFFs instantaneously. Sheol mates even.

believe me

>> No.

 it will be to the benefit of yourself and those around you.

>> So sayeth the central committee...

As Jesus walked through Crusifiction carrying his cross he was judged, his followers were absent and those whom he helped were not there to help him. What did you learn from that? Nothing? His sacrifice went in vain?

>> Drowning is estrogen here. Manipulate much? Leave it to actual girls, because...

Let's try to all be better Catholics,

>> Again, why be CAtholic at all?

instead of giving reason for those who oppose our ways to oppose it even more so.

>> such as, for example, being a bongo slapping, pseudo-ecclesial neo-hippie?

Ignorance and closed-mindedness has no place with Jesus.

>> What an incredibly ignorant and closed-minded thing to say.

That is fertile soil for evil to take place,

>> No kidding?

 for hate to groom the ground.

>> Why all the hate hayt?

Once again, i encourage everyone to open their hearts

>> Just "carte blanche" Seems like such as S. Ignatius, Thomas a' Kempis, exorcists, the Inquisition etc. had a wee bit different "take" on things here.

and their minds

>> ...and here

 before opening their mouths.

>> that way brain and heart are primed to promptly fall out.

I will try my best to do the same.

Thank you for listening. Have a wonderful day!

>> "Bless yore heart!"

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It sounds to me you're not going to respond to replies. I hope that's a misinterpretation.
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I thought about what you wrote here and it reminded me of something that happened to me. A group of 3 young ladies came walking up to me in my neighborhood, smiling and friendly. Immediately I asked them if they're Mormons (they had that look about them) and they frankly replied that they are.
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A short conversation ensued, during which I asked them a question that they answered as frankly as the first one (if they're Mormons). They had told me they were encouraging me, as well as everyone they meet today, to learn about Jesus Christ, and to do so, they suggest reading their Book of Mormon. So I asked them if they could answer a question I have about the Jesus in their book. They said, "Of course you can ask." I asked them if this Jesus in their book has a brother named "Satan." They frankly, and with absolutely blank expressions which could best be described as "poker faces" replied, "Yes, his brother's name is Satan."
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Therefore, I attempted to replicate their poker face look, and in as flat a tone as possible (I might have failed, though) I told them that this so-called Jesus in their book is a fake Jesus, because the real Jesus has no brother named Satan. "Furthermore," I added, "When we die" (hand to chest indicating me as a male adult) "we do not have the chance of becoming a god the father in some remote solar system." I quickly surveyed the faces on all 3 of these ladies, to find they were appearing to listen intently, but they gave no hint of being surprised or in any way touched emotionally.
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Bottom line: Tell me if I did the wrong thing. Was I too harsh on them? Is their way as good as mine? Did I waste my time? Did I learn anything? Did they learn anything? Should I have said "father god" instead of "god the father?"
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I forgot to mention one girl was from Ohio, one from Utah and the third from Texas, and here they are in Los Angeles, looking healthy, clean, dressed like the locals, well fed, and driving a late model compact car. IOW I suspect someone is paying their bills.
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I think that is separatists ideology

>> Specify pls.

 that served its purpose and higher agenda for the rulers of that time. Follow the teachings of Jesus, he did not exclude anybody from his teachings,

>> As distinct from and opposed to those who exclude themselves.

he did not curse anybody who did not follow his teachings,

>> As distinct from and opposed to those who curse themselves. "Depart from Me, ye accursed!"

so why should we think otherwise?

>> So that we aren't among those self-excluded and self-accursed.

Do we know better than Jesus did what Catholicizm or Christianity is all about?

>> Do you know better than to say such?

None of us ever did nor ever will make a bigger sacrifice than he did.

>> As distinct from being part of it ala, v.g., S. Paul the Apostle.