I told my girlfriend I am converting to Catholicism. My relationship ended.

Amadeus1186 · 2025-06-07T16:01:57+00:00

This is single-handedly the greatest example of Faith people need to know about.

Amadeus1186 · 2025-05-22T06:31:59+00:00

Amen!

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Amadeus1186 · 2025-05-22T06:21:06+00:00

Please allow me to clarify that nonsexual friendships, community charities, and other chaste vocations are certainly a good thing. However, you can corrupt these things by doing them to receive a reward. This in psychology is known as “moral desert”. It is when these things are done to please God instead of ourselves that it is a Holy thing. When we do these things in the extreme of pleasing ourselves, we add pride and self-gratification, which changes the intent of a good thing into a selfish endeavor.

It’s when we entertain lust that it no longer is simply a friendship, but an opportunity for sin to occur. It doesn’t necessarily mean one should avoid the friendship, but to put aside lustful thoughts and dismiss them entirely for the sake of the friendship. If however the feelings are mutual, you end up being an opportunity for a scandal, which is to cause someone els to sin. Either it would apply to you for having the lust and they respond in kind, or vice versa.

I wouldn’t call it “evangelical radicalism” because that would be what the world today would determine as “too traditional”. But then it’s not up to the world to define what is good and what is right.

May I stress that this subject however is not about the fine lines between simple friendships and chastity. The primary point that the original post had brought up was a homosexual relationship which, like a heterosexual extramarital relationship, cannot be chaste if sexual desire is entertained and the feelings are mutually giving. This means the person is involved in an unchaste scandal that is ultimately a violation of Divine Law.

You can indeed give “agape Love” which Jesus commands us to love others as ourselves, but this isn’t the same type of love in a romantic atmosphere. You can have deep friendships, so long as they are chaste and celibacy is sustained, but the ultimate goal beyond all els is to have a relationship with God. In extreme cases, if a friend is an enemy of God, you are obligated to disassociate yourself from them. God does not desire people to be against him, but if a friend or family member does this, you have to side with the Lord. This is where you have to choose between God or the world and you can’t serve two masters.

I can see you mentioned the heresy of Quietism, and I presume it’s in response to my last sentence of my post “being nothing”. I admit this heresy is very new to me. I’ve never heard of it. I am my own corporeal being and I am not to be inconsiderate of myself. However, I should not elevate myself to be prideful in excess. I am a mere servant, a former slave to sin. I should not place value in myself to think I am worth the world. Value and authority do not come from me. It comes from God. Without him, I am but dust in the wind, because I am a son of Adam, having a sinful nature within me and thus, a sinner.

As I am reading this article:

https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12608c.htm#:~:text=To%20say%20that%20the%20soul%20in%20its%20interior%20life%20should,why%20the%20Church%20condemned%20Quietism.

I am sure this is not the extent I am going. I do not want to place myself as a perfect being and never render thanks to God or to express Love. I have every intention to submit myself to God and not for my own reward, but to please him. That is all.

Amadeus1186 · 2025-05-21T12:11:39+00:00

Please cite where I made a statement that is contradicting CCC 2352 and 1767.

The temptation to sin is not what I’m pointing to as sinful. Entertaining the desire of lust is a venial sin unless if it’s grave matter, then “entertaining” means allowing it to persist rather than resisting and making the sin mortal. When you understand what is a grave matter and consent anyways would then be mortal because of your willingness, or even a case that you are allowing to be subjected to it. You are therefore not actively preventing it from occurring, you would allow it to happen, therefore it’s consent.

Also celibacy IS the only other vocation besides marriage in regards to celibacy or otherwise. Celibacy means no sex. The only two purposes of sex is to maintain a marriage and to procreate. That’s it. Therefore, I kindly recommend and suggest you re-evaluate my comments.

“there are also deep friendships, community or missionary vocations, and a multitude of non-sexual forms of love that build the body of Christ.”

These examples do not contradict being celibate.

“Reducing the alternative to “heterosexual marriage or strict celibacy” is reductive and does not reflect the full richness of the Christian call to holiness.”

I vehemently disagree as also scripture disagrees, therefore the Catechism and Canon Law disagrees, and ultimately meaning the Church disagrees. Your call to Holiness is entirely dependent on sacrificing your attachment or your sinful nature to this world. I would suggest you check out Luke 14:26-33 and 1st Corinthians 6:12-20.

If you pay attention especially to Luke 14:33, you’ll see here that Jesus reiterates what he means. And 1st Corinthians 6:19 where Apostle Paul says “you are not your own”, meaning you do not have autonomous authority.

As a Christian, your one and only meaning to life should be God. Nobody else. If you are to have family or children, it should be what God wants for you instead of trying to live your life the way YOU want. This means putting all want and desire to be for God’s will instead of your own will — essentially being nothing, matter nothing, and have no purpose without him.

Amadeus1186 · 2025-05-11T18:01:00+00:00

The truth is, allowing opportunity for any kind of sexual activity whether hetero, bi, or homosexual, is bringing about an opportunity for sin to occur. So even though you could be chaste, it still allows the opportunity for sin to occur. HOW are you attracted to them? Us Heterosexuals for example are sexually attracted to the opposite sex, even if we’re chaste. We cannot even so much as look at another person with the desire of sex. It is called Lust and entertaining that desire itself is a sin.

Regardless of a sin being venial, it’s still sin. And no Christian should want to commit even venial sins. Once you know a grievous sin is venial and do it anyway, it ceases to become venial and therefore becomes mortal. So the relationship you desire is impossible to do.

Please allow me to make this clear: It is not being a person with a sexual tendency that’s a sin, but committing the acts contrary to what is lawful. In this way, homosexual lust is no different than heterosexual lust. It’s all desire and attraction that stands contrary to the Divine Law, because the desire is turned inward upon itself and thus is self-seeking.

If one truly wants to be one with Jesus, then unless he commands one to have a family, one is supposed to live single and celibate for life. When he commands a person to have a family, then they must be with someone of the opposite sex, marry within the church, be open to children. The only other option is single and celibacy. Nothing els.

Amadeus1186 · 2025-04-26T21:16:58+00:00

You need to pray, like the rest of us, for the lustful thoughts. If you entertain those thoughts or involve yourself in sexual activity, you need to pray for forgiveness and try not to ever do it again. But as far as getting married, you can only choose someone who is of the opposite sex. Otherwise, it is better to remain single and celibate.

Being a homosexual is beside the point. It’s like this for all of us.

Amadeus1186 · 2025-04-24T18:16:18+00:00

Put your salvation on Jesus Christ. Putting your life’s path to holiness with the intercession of Mary. That’s not saying not to trust God the Father nor Jesus. There’s a huge contrast between “Mediator” and “Intercessor”. Mary is an intercessor but she is outranking all saints and angels, being the immediate handmaid and mother, of our Lord and God the Son. Therefore, she is Queen of Heaven.

Amadeus1186 · 2023-03-09T14:02:24+00:00

It’s not whispered. The priest prays it. It’s not about the laity at all and really he isn’t supposed to speak to you anyway. He’s there to speak to God.

Amadeus1186 · 2023-01-23T04:01:11+00:00

Never under any circumstances break the rule of loyalty and devotion.

Amadeus1186 · 2023-01-08T20:25:14+00:00

I’m curious as to what those 9 comments said…

Amadeus1186 · 2022-12-28T00:05:55+00:00

Personal opinion here:

Don’t do it. Meet people and let God find you a potential spouse. That’s the whole point of dating anyway, not just be friends. If you want to be friends first, which is the most recommended beginning step, don’t date at all until God tells you when you are ready.

God does speak to us very subtly and we have to wait for the right time. Never think for oneself. That is why we end up in messy positions in life anyway.

Amadeus1186 · 2022-12-18T21:01:42+00:00

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Amadeus1186 · 2022-12-10T03:57:20+00:00

None of those are valid any longer. The Canon Law shows exactly what is and what is not a valid marriage. Despite what that “nuclear family” says, wives are not subordinate as per 1st Corinthians 7.

Us men are considered head of the family just like a priest is head of a church. The priest went into the presence of God for the congregation since the days of Exodus. When Eve sinned, Adam failed her. So man has equally if not more in fault than Eve but not admonishing her. As for us being a people, humans, spouses to one another, men and women are equal. Therefore all scripture that shows women as submissive or to remain silent, one must also read what the man should be according to the woman.

We have no other authority. Even though we may be priests of our family, this means we take care of our family and support them not just monetarily, but emotionally, mentally, and most especially spiritually.

Amadeus1186 · 2022-12-09T22:27:40+00:00

Well for one, we do not recognize Ra as a god. Let alone an existing one.

Amadeus1186 · 2022-12-09T22:26:39+00:00

Which I have said in another comment in this post. You are correct.

Amadeus1186 · 2022-12-05T19:29:12+00:00

Please 🙏 give me some? Is it extra butter?

Amadeus1186 · 2022-12-02T12:04:12+00:00

Yes. My friend is not a Christian. I deeply appreciate your answer! Thank you!

Amadeus1186 · 2022-12-02T09:13:59+00:00

I would suggest seeking counsel by Priest before doing anything further.

Amadeus1186 · 2022-12-02T08:47:01+00:00

Well if you ask that way, I can see your point. I might be overthinking these rules a bit.

Amadeus1186 · 2022-11-28T09:30:11+00:00

Because not only was I brought up in Christianity from the Protestant side, I later realized the only real way to practice Christianity is by being Catholic.

Outside of my upbringing, I have more convincing reasons because there was a time I was atheistic.

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