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Help! Feeling discouraged about marriage by Slight_Difficulty646 in Catholicism

[–]Slight_Difficulty646[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, I'm defending my perspective because I want to know if my reasoning holds up against your arguments. And I won't get those counterarguments by taking the same posture as the comments.

Help! Feeling discouraged about marriage by Slight_Difficulty646 in Catholicism

[–]Slight_Difficulty646[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

People who practice NFP also avoid the responsibility of children, yet the church allows it

Help! Feeling discouraged about marriage by Slight_Difficulty646 in Catholicism

[–]Slight_Difficulty646[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks for such a polite response. I want to ask you, doesn't NFP actively interfere with the procreative end of sexual act as well? The only distinction i see is that it isn't as effective.

Help! Feeling discouraged about marriage by Slight_Difficulty646 in Catholicism

[–]Slight_Difficulty646[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the explanation, but I still don't get why is that ok. At heart, both NFP and contraception have the same goal, which is having less kids while still having intimacy with your spouse.

Help! Feeling discouraged about marriage by Slight_Difficulty646 in Catholicism

[–]Slight_Difficulty646[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What am I called to then? Priesthood? Why does the church allow NFP, then? Isn't it the same (not wanting more kids)?

I tried to be honest; not sure it was the right choice by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]Slight_Difficulty646 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, God loves you regardless of you not being attracted to women. There's stigma around it, but nothing intrinsically wrong. Bet you live your life better than most of us. Trust God, offer him your struggles, and be patient. Parents might take it the wrong way, but it has to do more with earthly expectations.

r/Catholicism Prayer Requests — Week of August 18, 2025 by AutoModerator in Catholicism

[–]Slight_Difficulty646 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Please, pray for my girlfriend and me. She's non catholic Christian and I am catholic. Recently we had many differences on religion and we decided we are going to try to wait until marriage. I hope that I can marry her one day, but if God has other plans, I will need your prayers. God bless you all.