Posted by slavegirl on February 21, 2005, at 17:24:37
Seriously 'battling the Catholic church' (since it's not the faith I have the problem with). We live in Ireland and where else to battle the faith with than in Ireland, where I'm trying to have my children baptised in the Catholic faith. I was baptised as a Protestant and didn't have my own children ever baptised since I 'kinda lost my faith' (I'm not a true believer really, but respect each and every religion for what they believe in and have no problem with 'each to their own')...also my parents were divorced and my partners parents were also divorced and remarried, and any kind of 'family gathering' of this kind, always made me uncomfortable, especially when it came to the children and then baptising them just for the sake to please others and loads of other issues. Now we live in another country, Ireland and the kids go to Catholic schools (99% of our schools are catholic, we have no choice really, and as opposed to where I came from, religion is a HUGE part of school, and the kids are taught loads of religion and it's become very important to THEM..so therefore they have my support). So after 5 years of their attending a Catholic school, and following the faith, I'd like to have them baptised and have approached the Catholic faith, who have given me a lot of problems over why they should baptise the kids when their PARENTS ARE NON CATHOLICS etc etc etc (this is their biggest problems). Is it my children's fault that we are non-Catholics and how can I change this? Should I go against what I was baptised as...and there is no way I could do this..it's like asking a Catholic to be rebaptised as a Protestant (since it was suggested that I rebaptise myself from an Anglican to a Catholic....what difference would this make)? This is not the real problem and I'm not running anyone down, but I really feel angry that they're holding this against my children, innocent beings who have no say, and it's not their fault that we're not baptised as Catholics, and why on earth can't they be accepted into the Catholic church? I thought God opened his arms and welcomed all children into his arms? It just really upsets me since my eldest is really a 'deep child' and loves the relgion aspect, writes in her prayer book and is a really good 'Christian' in her heart and encourages others to try and help others and follow good Christian values..so I can't believe that she should have to go through this...for any reason. What to do? Now my little girl wants to do her communion with her friends at school (which is part of their school year this year (its not something they can do outside of school out of choice))...what to do? I just don't know..sometimes I just despair in the goodness of humankind...surely this is an example of people just being turned away for 'not being one of us'...I don't know....Advice anyone?
poster:slavegirl
thread:461455
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