I'm Catholic, and I've heard some very personal questions are asked, even about the couple's sex life. Is this true? And to what extent are you quizzed?
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They ask you questions about sex in general, money, finances, children, faith, housekeeping, past relationships, all kinds of things that you need to talk about with your future spouse.
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i was also raised catholic. didn't go to catholic school, but parents strict catholic and i'm one of seven (living). no way does the church represent me!\ndid you know that catholic priests used to be able to marry and have children? the priests were given a home but because the priest would give the home to family when he got old and died the church lost MONEY on the home and had to buy a new home for a new priest.\ni also don't agree with moving child molesters around to different churches. child molesters belong in jail. for life. period.(in my opinion).\ngay or straight priests can't have sex. i just don't think that's right.(my opinion)\ni also think that if you are going to belong to a specific religion and that one alone - you should believe with no question.\ni was also put off when a friend told me about her story of moving from n.e.coast to west coast by NO help from the catholic church. her dad left the family (pregnant wife and7 children) on the side of the road with a broken down car to go get help. never came back. after spending the night in the car she walked with kids to next town and walked into the first building she saw - a catholic church. "thank you lord!" she cried. after telling the priest what had happened he sent her walking across town to the salvation army who got in touch with the mormon church. the people there took her and her kids in. never talked about what church they were from never talked religion; they were only there to help. a collection was taken through the phone lines (this was 40 years ago in a small town) and a car and enough money was raised to get this family to mom's aunts house in wash. state.\nTHAT IS A CHURCH. any community who can do that for complete strangers in need of help - that's my kind of church. that's what i want to belong to. as for religion - sorry into that.
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Real simple: MARRY HER! What you're implying- SEX OUTSIDE MARRIAGE- is called "fornication" by God, which is SIN! You are VERY SELFISH! All you want to do is USE HER for your own gratification! The fact that you say you want to "convince her to go farther" PROVES this! You need to REPENT OF YOUR WICKEDNESS! See yourself as a LOST, GUILTY, HELL DESERVING SINNER! You are guilty of breaking God's law! "Thou shalt not commit adultery". Jesus said that if you "look on a woman to lust after her", you've "committed adultery with her already in your heart." (Matthew 5:27&28). Dude, you are A SLAVE TO YOUR PASSIONS! You are CONSUMED WITH LUST! Sex and all of the wonderful feelings that go with it are GOD GIVEN, and therefore "very good" as He pronounced after He had made Adam and Eve. But they were MARRIED! And that is why they were "naked and not ashamed". I would dare to say that your "girlfriend" is not your FIRST "fling", IS SHE? Are you still A VIRGIN? Even if you are OUTRIGHT, it's obvious you're not IN YOUR HEART! And I can guarantee that you are hooked on PORN, right? That stuff is DEADLY! You fill your mind and heart with ALL SORTS OF FILTH AND PERVERSION AND WICKEDNESS, and then you wonder WHY you have NO CONTROL over your passions! You're a slave to SATAN! The Bible rightly calls the devil "the god of this world". He ALWAYS takes what God has created as good and right and beautiful and perverts it into something very UGLY AND WICKED AND WRONG! That is what SIN is all about! The Bible speaks of "the pleasures of sin FOR A SEASON." You can "go all the way" or "part way", but EITHER WAY, it's still S-I-N!!! And it's basis is PRIDE! Notice how BOTH of those words have the letter "i" in the center! That's your problem: you are SELF CENTERED! You need to REPENT (turn from your sin and yourself) and TRUST IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST TO SAVE YOU FROM YOUR SINS AND THE WRATH TO COME! One day you will die, and then you'll have to face the inevitable: ACCOUNTABILTY TO YOUR CREATOR FOR EVERY THOUGHT, WORD AND DEED! God loves you, and that's why Jesus Christ died on the cross for you! I beseech you sir: TURN FROM YOUR WICKED, SELF CENTERED WAYS TO CHRIST! And you need to do so TODAY! Tomorrow is too late! (You do NOT know when you'll die, now, DO YOU?) Quit being like so many OTHER guys today: A SELF CENTERED WHOREMONGER! Stop having this SICKENING mentality of just USING GIRLS for your own selfish pleasure! It really IS disgusting how so many guys will just SAY "I love you" to a girl SOLELY so they can "get what they want"! Love is A COMMITMENT! Everything else is LUST! And that is DESTRUCTIVE and ultimately leads to DEATH: Death in your body (STD'S); Death in relationships (resentment, mistrust, disrespect, divorce); Death in eternity (Hell fire for ever!). THINK ABOUT IT, AND TAKE HEED!
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Why does a woman not put her TRUST in JESUS CHRIST and let GOD find her a man?\n\n\never consider this?\n\nhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.\n\na New theory?  nah. \n\nwanna popcicle?  I have Cherry
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I am not a priest, but I am the CRE of a Catholic parish. I also work with engaged couples in marriage preparation.\n\nIf you are able to live together, why can't you get married?\n\nThat's my question. It sounds like you want to do this right and not have sex before marriage. \n\nGood for you!\n\nAnd you are right, living together would be a temptation- not to mention cause the sin of scandal even if you AREN'T having sex ( because people will think you are anyway.)\n\nYou should talk to a priest. Are you wanting to hurry up getting married because she was kicked out? Not the best reason to enter marriage. Is there a female friend or family member she can live and share rent with for a few months. Even one of your friends or relatives would be perferable to her moving in with you.\n\nWeddings don't have to be the hideous displays we are used to seeing. The only things that matter are the bride, groom, priest and 1 or 2 witnesses. You can do that any day, and go have lunch at McDonalds if that is all you can afford. THE SACRAMENT IS WHAT MATTERS, NOT THE PARTY!!!!\n\nAs for children, you really need to research Natural Family Planning. It is NOT rhythm method, and is so effective, many infertile couples have used it to conceive after giving up on expensive and painful shots!\n\nCheck out www.ccli.org  note that is ORG, not COM.\n\nIt already sounds like you have good control over yourself. Natural Family Planning allows a couple to cooperate with God in planning their family. The couple grows in the love using NFP. \n\nAlso NFP, used properly, is as effective as the Pill, without the awful side effects- one of which IS killing babies. The pill works in 2 ways. The first is by trying to prevent an egg from being released. But if she doesn't take the Pill like clockwork, or forgets to change the patch or get the shot at exactly the right time, an egg can slip out. So the second way the Pill works is by changing the lining of the uterus so a fertilized egg ( in other words a BABY) cannot implant...so it gets flushed down the toilet or thown out with a used maxi pad. Is that really what you want for your baby?\n\n\nThe Pill kills.\n\nAbove all, I ask you to re-read your own question. If neither of you "is ready to have a child for financial, emotional, and mental reasons" you need to think about whether you are really ready to enter marriage. While marriage is a wonderful thing, you really need tremendous maturity and emotional stability to make it last. It is much tougher than you think.\n\nTalk to your priest. Look for other housing for your girlfriend. Or find a cheap room for your self and let her live in the nicer or safer location. Sounds like you need to stop and think before you rush into marriage- or you'll soon be rushing to divorce.
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My understanding is that it would be.  It would still be considered adultery.\n\nThere are many things these days that can interrupt a married couple's sex life.  \n\nI could understand why that would be a temptation, but vows sometimes involve sacrifice.  And as difficult as it would be, I believe that God would enable a person to persevere.\n\nI hope this is hypothetical and that you're not in this situation.  But I know there are people who live it.
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I believe Christ was truly God and truly man, so yes it is very possible that he had a carnal relationship. It does not bother me if it is proved he had a wife.
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I'm a Catholic. I know of a regional priest here who left the Church to marry a woman. He's now an Episcopal priest. As the media is all too happy to inform us, there are also a number of gay priests out there. I suppose that some priests find the Church's demands for a  celibate clergy too much to live up to. That may be the real issue, with the gay-vs-straight issue being something of a smokescreen (gay or straight, celibacy isn't for everyone). I know that celibacy was certainly a concern of mine when I was considering becoming a monk (a move that would've required me to emotionally and physically abandon my girlfriend). What people aren't concentrating on is the vast majority of priests who handle it just fine and are doing their jobs efficiently.
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I'd agree with you. But I think you're generalizing the whole christianity...cause...not everyone DOES have God as their foundation for their marriage. I mean...God is love...and if God isnt' in the relationship...then neither is love. I think instead of throwing so much at christians...generalize more in terms of...humans. Yeah...we all sin...but it's still the person's choice to truly start a relationship with God in the center...and yes...looking at porno, masturbating...sodomizing...and w/e other fornicating act...IS sin...and should never be commited by anyone...not even married couples. A healthy relationship sure..has sex..cause God created it not only for having offspring....or recreation...but also being a pleasure. He's good that way. Why change it?\n\n\nOh...dude...I DO suggest you not try to correct people so much. It's not right to just tell people what to do. You gotta explain what God has to say...the Bible says everything we need to know. Try not to argue with people...that just causes more disruptions and arguements. I agree with a lot that you're saying...but preaching is not about rubbing people's beliefs in their face...it's about showing them respectfully the truth. Follow Jesus's example...
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I think I'm going to be sick.  It's not downplayed? Do these people even watch the news???????????????????  It most certainly is downplayed by the Church AND it's members!  I know, cause I work with Catholics and all of them say "Yeah, well, they did catch one......" One out of how many who are doing this?  And, like you said, just how many have they covered up??????\n\nAnd I would really like to know, 20wks, how oxy is a hypocrite???  Geez woman pull your head outta your rear!  There's nothing hypocritical here except you trying to pass off the hypocricy onto someone else.\n\nArrest those who hide pedophiles as if they committed the crime themselves.  And tax the hell outta the Church.  Then we'll see if they have the money to move these priests around.
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See what I wrote for the following answers (most are fairly long):\n\nRE: Cheating boyfriend\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhKRX.S5xfDvkXWc._vvrtLsy6IX?qid=1006012307217\n\nRE: Sexual orientation, marital & premarital sex\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AszAUYyS8yocsqXXEBp7x7rsy6IX?qid=1006012500449\n\nRE: Literal v Allegorical View of Bible\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuKMFvPb9eMu8ijVXrTZ0FDsy6IX?qid=1006012504879\n\nRE: Swinging\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=1006012510104&r=w&is_vote_given=true&pa=BpVqD13uBHMzU.qS4x0GTyLgKDm.XTrUnQ5KWzMgerN3L8asSOI-\n\nRE: Size (end addresses question of multiple sex partners)\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20060625232847AAkaWtF&r=w#NbUvWjC.UjhfR8wkLf1t\n\nRE: Faith\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvCPDsg5ov4dTvuoq8sFgWzsy6IX?qid=1006012410451\n\nHaving a life effectively destroyed by conspicuous adherence to Biblical teachings, and having a personal relationship with Christ: I am absolutely confident both that from the Beginning, God intended that sex should be enjoyed between any parties so consenting; and that all Scripture to the contrary evinces the corrupt calculus of thugs having usurped the vernacular of faith and religion for the purposes of enslavement.\n\nI waited until after I was married to have sex, then expecting to have as my sex partner only her for the duration of my life.  Within our marriage, though she diligently tried to share me with her friends and her mom, I stupidly and stubbornly resisted -- and I ultimately divorced her, which was also stupid.\n\nAlmost a year later, another woman had sex with me; from a physical perspective, it was the most enjoyable experience I've ever had.  Both women apparently very much enjoyed their respective experiences with me as a lover.\n\nThat made me think back to all the opportunities I had in elementary & high school, college, church, at work, etc. -- and a part of me will always lament the fact that I could have brought to many of those women great pleasure -- and I might have either married one of them, or I would likely have at least been able to understand and accept my wife's eagerness to share me.\n\nThe Creator never intended that any person or group of persons should be governed by any other person or group of persons, but instead intended that each person would be subordinate directly and only to the Almighty.\n\nThe Creator never intended that any person or group of persons should for any reason evince violence towards any person or group of persons (notice the absence of "other"); the Creator never intended that any person or group of persons should for any reason or by any means purpose or conspire to cause the death or injury of any person or group of persons.\n\nThe human body was DESIGNED for virtually continual daily sexual intercourse beginning about the onset of puberty or the early teens until well into very advanced years; ethics suggests this should be limited by the principle of informed consent (the parties should comprehend the nature and quality of the act to which they are giving consent); every law of man (and every Scripture) prescribing or proscribing limits other than these is contrary to the manifest Will of God.\n\nIn the case of Biblical laws governing sexuality, the principle of parody and satire applies; to wit: Hebrews 4:12 ("For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.")\n\nThus we have the Word of God (Jesus) and the written testament(s) of men allegedly inspired by God; to any reasonable person it is obvious that "The Law" reveals the nature of the person attempting to enforce it.  Whereas God is love, "The Law" reveals both those that don't love (are apathetic) and those that hate
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This is actually a very trying question. I commend you on putting something on this Q & A, that actually makes me think. Very nice indeed.\n---------------\nIt sounds kind of like a play on words. I mean it could lead to a bunch of different things. Something like the two high beings of importance, be it the priest and doctor, take the logical way to their own way of life and easily say here is an answer now be gone with you. The doctor thinks a drug will always be the answer. The priest always thinks that a prayer and maybe a hail mary will be the answer, but in the end does that really help us out? Does it answer the question we trully asked?\n\nNow the gentleman that has been in that hole has been there before him. Basically like the saying, " ive been down that road before" So this guy knows what he is going through, and instead of just giving a quick answer he allows him to see what he did to solve his problem. Maybe something like a alcoholic that has been reformed, and then helps his friend knowing that he has been in his shoes so he knows how he can help him out of his "hole" as well.\n\n-------\nI have to agree this is not really a joke, but a story of learning or a moral, none the less it made us all think. Thanks again.. I enjoy these types of things. Seperates the adults from the kids on here.
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That is a very interesting question. I am a practicing Catholic, married since july, female, 35. And yes, I have a horrible potty mouth.\n\nLike, really bad. I use the F word a lot. It's so versatile.\n\nHonestly I don't know why. I am just being honest. My guess would be this; As a Catholic, we have the guilt thing going on. So many sins to avoid. So much pressure. I mean, we've got mortal sins, venial sins, a sin for every season and occasion. PLUS we've got our poor dead relatives and friends suffering in Purgatory and we are supposed to pray for them to get out. We have lots of rules and stuff and after all that we need some kind of outlet!\n\nEnter potty-mouth and drinky-poo.\n\nI'd like to speak for all Catholics by saying most of us do our best. We gotta avoid those BIG sins that send us to hell, so we indulge in some of the lesser sins, such as foul language, and drunkeness. It doesn't make us bad people. I suppose we should follow the rules more, but after all, we are only human. \n\nHope my perspective helps. God F*#!ing RULES!
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Do you plan on having children? What beliefs are you going to raise them up with? Will he want his children to speak in tongues? Are you going to teach your kids about your idea of the rapture? I am a Jehovah's witness and we are taught to teach our children about the bible when we lie down when we get up and basically all the time. My husband and his family share my beliefs as well and I never have to worry about him teaching our kids false teachings. If you both plan on maintaining your current differing faiths it WILL put a strain on things. I am not going to say No it won't work or Yes it will. But, I have a good friend who is married to a non-Witness and that particular aspect has been a HUGE struggle in their marriage not merely from differing beliefs from her husband but from her in-laws as well who are not JW's and are very nasty to her. I can tell you for an almost  certainty you won't have that problem from his family but how will you family treat him?I don't know if your boyfriend is a baptised JW or not or if he really was brought up to have an accurate understanding of the Bible as taught by us. But, I do know that there are some things about the pentecostal beliefs that he may seriously disagree with if you really practice your faith. Really, I recommend you both sit down and seriously discuss your religious differences if you are both going to stay together. \nBut just in case you didn't know... We are Christians. Someone above stated we are not Christains I would just like to set the record straight.\n\n  Yeah and Everything Heatherloves... said below--Well put Sister!
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I know what the Catholic church says.\n\nAnd I know what I believe doesn't match.\n\nBut the only one you have to worry about is God and your relationship with him.  Might I suggest visiting a United Methodist Church and talking with the pastor?
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Why do you think that all Christian priests always have sex with children.  don't they take time off to say mass?\n\nBut, seriously folks, I believe the incidence of child molestation among Catholic priests is because they are put upon to be sexless.  Unlike Muslim, Jewish, and other types of Christian clerics, Catholic priests are not allowed to marry. This is unnatural and just might be the cause of the perversion.
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Unless God has shared something with him that He hasn't with the rest of us, the guy is wrong.\n\nBelieve it or not, Catholics can make mistakes just like other people.\n\nWith love in Christ.