#if anything the whole ‘’you must be CLEAN and SINLESS first’’ being the main focus almost contributes to a sense of pride? | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

orthopoogle · 1 year

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There are so many times I want to post my thoughts about how certain aspects of the faith come across differently to me now that I’m not Catholic anymore (especially certain Bible verses), but it’s hard to think of a way to word things that doesn’t come across like I’m trying to “start shit.”

#the most recent example is how Catholics cite St. Paul talking about receiving Communion in an ‘’unworthy manner’’#as evidence of the teaching that you shouldn’t go up for Communion if you’re in a state of ‘’mortal sin’’#which I used to find very convincing but actually looking at that part as a whole St. Paul isn’t really talking about ‘’mortal sin’’ at all #if anything the whole ‘’you must be CLEAN and SINLESS first’’ being the main focus almost contributes to a sense of pride?#like I see so many posts (and used to contribute to them myself) about feeling disgusted at all the people going up for Communion #‘’I bet these people haven’t gone to Confession in a long time’’#‘’I bet they shouldn’t be going up there’’#that’s not to say confessing and repenting of sins beforehand isn’t important because it very clearly is #but Catholicism pushes the idea that whether or not you confessed a ‘’mortal sin’’ to a priest is THE one thing #you should have on your mind when considering whether or not you can receive as a faithful Catholic #and again…St. Paul doesn’t really talk about that before throwing in his take on ‘’receiving in an unworthy manner’’#in fact he’s mainly pissed off at how the Corinthians act during their weekly gatherings and how they’re treating each other during the meal #he doesn’t talk much about ‘’WHY HAVE YOU NOT CONFESSED YOUR SINS FIRST???’’

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