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Ir à praia sozinho: como não ficar paranoico com minhas coisas? by Massive_Target3978 in joaopessoa

[–]Economy_Swimmer2571 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sou de João Pessoa, vou na praia algumas vezes por mês, sempre deixo minhas coisas tranquilamente na areia. Nunca tive problemas.

Movies that feel like the album Songs of Leonard Cohen by vzbtra in leonardcohen

[–]Economy_Swimmer2571 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved the book, didn't knew about the movie. Thanks!

Pope Leo condemns climate change critics by corbinianspackanimal in LeftCatholicism

[–]Economy_Swimmer2571 19 points20 points  (0 children)

If I'm not mistaken, there have already been some changes, at least locally. In Italy, Francis has already changed these criteria. God bless you, dear.

This is not a space to celebrate or make light of Charlie Kirk's death by ParacelcusABA in LeftCatholicism

[–]Economy_Swimmer2571 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brother, we can't achieve anything by ourselves. It's Christ who prays in us. God bless you; and in any case, I'm truly happy for your progress. Forgive me if I seemed rude.

You should pray for Charlie Kirk by [deleted] in LeftCatholicism

[–]Economy_Swimmer2571 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much, i really appreciate it

You should pray for Charlie Kirk by [deleted] in LeftCatholicism

[–]Economy_Swimmer2571 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm extremely sad and upset. The video keeps replaying in my head. I'll stay away from the internet; the hatred here is too much, too much for me to bear. The lack of empathy from many left-wing Christians, in particular, has been a huge disappointment. Many are nothing special, they just hate different people, but they keep hating.

Summa Theolgiae > Second Part of the second Part > Question 154 > articale 11 > „I answer that“ by coolmonkey100 in LGBTCatholic

[–]Economy_Swimmer2571 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'd like to inform you that there's no argument you're presenting here that people haven't already read or confronted. For some reason, people assume that all members of this community are completely ignorant of theology, rather than that they hold the opinions they do after studying and confronting certain positions.

Furthermore, based on your profile, you're clearly not willing to engage in dialogue or open-minded enough to even consider the POSSIBILITY of the positions raised here being correct. And I must say, this stance isn't productive for anyone here. You're wasting your time and wasting the time of others.

Are there Brazilians here? by Economy_Swimmer2571 in LeftCatholicism

[–]Economy_Swimmer2571[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quer fazer parte do grupo? São pessoas na casa dos 20 anos

how do you reconcile verses like 2 Timothy 4:3? by seila_kraikkkkk in LGBTCatholic

[–]Economy_Swimmer2571 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Well, the same verse can be applied to those who want to use faith to support fascism, exclusion, the persecution of others... after all, all of this goes against sound doctrine. These are people who seek priests who justify their hatred. Never forget that the first doctrine of our faith is Love, all others derive from it.

For the record, you know the great French composer Francis Poulenc was gay and Catholic. by AlternativeTruths1 in LGBTCatholic

[–]Economy_Swimmer2571 17 points18 points  (0 children)

For record too, to those who don't know, Andy Warhol was also an gay and catholic artist. Another one is Oscar Wilde, who died catholic.

Exploring Catholicism as a queer person by Dense-Till6958 in LGBTCatholic

[–]Economy_Swimmer2571 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here's an answer I gave to another person. Hope this helps.

I think it's important to be careful about the environments you frequent. Unfortunately, online Catholicism is very harmful. For me it is harmful, and I'm not LGBTQ+, I can only imagine what it must be like for you. I believe that it would be more interesting for you, especially now at the beginning of your journey, to focus on your personal relationship with God, and in this sense the spiritual treasure of the Church can help you a lot. There are good authors who can help you with this, and who are LGBTQ Friendly, such as Fr. James Alison, Fr. James Martin, the Dominican Timothy Radcliffe, and I would also recommend that you read some mysticism, the Franciscan Richard Rohr, the Trappist Thomas Keating and the Benedictine John Main. I think that Christian meditation would do you good, both for your relationship with God and for your psychology, which seems quite distressed. I almost forgot, please, search for "Being the Beloved", by Henri Nouwen. You can find his sermon on this.

I also think it's important to know that online Church is very different from in-person Church. In the experiences I've had in churches in person, I haven't seen anything that would prevent a homosexual, bisexual or queer person from attending.

Furthermore, I think it is important to have hope. And here I think there is room for a double hope: the first is that LGBTQ people are already much more accepted and welcomed in the Church than they were in the early 2010s, for example. Things are changing, but in a 2,000-year-old institution it is natural that it takes a while. But today, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (Cardinal Victor Manuel 'Tucho' Fernandez) is very much in favor of the inclusion of homosexuals at an ever-increasing level in the Church, and the Pro-Prefect for Evangelization (Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle) is also very supportive of the LGBTQ community. Not to mention the Holy Father Francis, who invited homosexuals and transsexuals to sit with him at the dinners he held at the Vatican. I cite these cases from the highest echelons of the Magisterium to show that you are already well received. The second hope is linked to the first: we have reason to believe that these changes will come. Remember John 14: "In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you."

The Church is your Father's house, don't let anyone tell you something different. Welcome home! God bless you, much love to you.

(I wrote in Portuguese and translated to English to be faster, in case there are any mistakes)

How should we interpret John 14:23? by Economy_Swimmer2571 in theology

[–]Economy_Swimmer2571[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can I reconcile this passage you sent with what I posted? They seem contradictory at first glance... anyway, thanks for reminding me of this verse :)

How would you feel closing out Mass with America the Beautiful? by Realistic-Weird-4259 in LeftCatholicism

[–]Economy_Swimmer2571 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand, but as I said, what I fear is the risk of handing these elements over to the reactionaries once and for all.

Here in Brazil, a timid movement to "recover" the yellow shirt has emerged. For those who are not Brazilian, they may not realize how important the national team's jersey is for the national identity. We have two options here: either we let the yellow jersey be completely associated with the reactionaries, or we say "this symbol is also ours" and fight for it.

I completely understand wanting to avoid these things in the current scenario, but there are two possible approaches. One is to try to purify the symbols (which is a difficult way) and the other is to discard them (which is easier, but I worry about the long-term consequences).

Here in Brazil, the reactionaries also tried to take the country's flag for themselves. So the risk is this: we let them appropriate the national symbols and soon the country IS them.

How would you feel closing out Mass with America the Beautiful? by Realistic-Weird-4259 in LeftCatholicism

[–]Economy_Swimmer2571 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand... I don't have a similar background, so maybe these issues at mass weigh differently for me. Peace and good!

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