Church

Thanks for your explanation. The next thing I'm wondering is why there are so many statues/relics adored in the catholic church. It's all about praising God right? Not something made out of stone or wood. That's what Moses said at least

 

Sounds reasonable. I'm out of questions for now. I'll message you when I got one

 

The pope himself is not infallible. His teaching is infallible under certain circumstances. When he speaks 'ex

Yes. It is called speaking Ex Cathedra literally from the chair. It has been done only a handful of times throughout history. Recently regarding Mary both her both her immaculate conception and her assumption into heaven.

 

Bro you sound like you're just coming down from a DMT trip.

 

I didn't mean to make fun of him though. The questions @thatoneguy123 asked are very legitimate. (And to be honest I would love to try DMT in a safe setting at some point, but that's a different story...)

Your post has already been answered, but I just feel like answering and tell my own story...

I went to the Protestant church as a teenager, and looking back it was just so... lame. The pastor was friendly and he was a cool guy. He drove into the church on his motorcycle once, but there just wasn't anything interesting about him on an actually spiritual level. The church itself couldn't satisfy any of my needs in that regard, so I ventured out on my own and found Asian spirituality at some point.

So far I liked to go to church on Christmas, not because anybody is expecting it from me, but because I felt like doing it. When I went there last year, though, there was a pastor who sounded to me like she didn't believe what she was preaching herself. There was another, elderly woman who read out of the bible with a tone that seemed just so displaced; like she was trying to be "strict" or something. I can't really explain it, but it just sounded so wrong as well, I almost felt embarrassed for her.

The Catholic church still has a sense of mystery, which is essential. It's like the blood flowing through its veins. While I'm sure the Protestant church will go down soon (or may be become a non-religious community which is more about social activity than believing in Christ), the Catholic church still might prevail for a while, not despite the things that don't seem to make sense, but because of them, because spirituality tends to transcend logic.

 

I used to go to church, but I haven't gone since Christmas. I suppose the reason for this is my lack of success as a student, and as a human being in general. I feel ugly, I feel depressed, I have anxiety, I procrastinate, I don't get enough sleep, I'm lonely, I'm not loved, I lust over things that I know I'll never have a fucking chance in hell of ever achieving, my grades have dropped, I'm addicted to pornography which has become more and more intense and I am addicted to video games. It is easy to blame someone else and I guess that someone is God. I pray and I feel like they go unanswered.

 

I have a more universal view on the subject matters being propagated in this thread. I believe worshiping in the mosque, in a Buddhist temple or a Shinto shrine are all exercise for the soul. That is of course beneficial to the spiritual individual who is either devoted to a religion or adopts a more alternative approach to spirituality.

 

This world is filled with programs.. Social engineering,culture,tradition, ignorant belief systems, so many other programs that imprison the mind even when you come to a conclusion it was inspired by some belief system I think meditation and an open mind will help a lot.. And I think religion was probably the most unexpected and sneakiest form of mind control.. When you think about it we are just holograms created by God what's the point of taking a hologram to hell? I think the rabbit hole gets deeper than we think why does it matter if we do good or bad as if that has an effect on eternity.. I mean one thing for sure bad karma and good karma exists on the planet