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My mother has begun teaching religious education at our parish, and her instructor's manual is sorely lacking and damningly confusing. So she called me for help.
I just spent 40 minutes explaining and debating Catholic dogma and theology with her over the phone. While pulling up references and sources for her to bring to class about such basic things as "the Immaculate Conception", the "Three-in-One", and "Transubstantiation" so then if the kids ask questions, she can answer with more than "oh, well, it's, er...it's a matter of faith.*"
How did I end up such a knowledgeable and yet Bad Catholic? I know ALL about this stuff, and yet I'm a truly terrible Catholic. Like, where-am-going-and-why-am-I-in-this-basket terrible. Sometimes I feel like at least the Ashes-&-Palms Catholics and the Easter-&-Christmas Catholics can plead ignorance thanks to a truly HEINOUSLY INADEQUATE religious education.
But me?
God damnit.
*OK OK, I know this is an honestly correct response for MANY of the Mysteries of Christianity, but some things DO have explanations and justifications outside of "Oh, cause it's what WE BELIEVE."
I just spent 40 minutes explaining and debating Catholic dogma and theology with her over the phone. While pulling up references and sources for her to bring to class about such basic things as "the Immaculate Conception", the "Three-in-One", and "Transubstantiation" so then if the kids ask questions, she can answer with more than "oh, well, it's, er...it's a matter of faith.*"
How did I end up such a knowledgeable and yet Bad Catholic? I know ALL about this stuff, and yet I'm a truly terrible Catholic. Like, where-am-going-and-why-am-I-in-this-basket terrible. Sometimes I feel like at least the Ashes-&-Palms Catholics and the Easter-&-Christmas Catholics can plead ignorance thanks to a truly HEINOUSLY INADEQUATE religious education.
But me?
God damnit.
*OK OK, I know this is an honestly correct response for MANY of the Mysteries of Christianity, but some things DO have explanations and justifications outside of "Oh, cause it's what WE BELIEVE."
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