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[shoeless_rebel]

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just cut the crap mosimos. i'm trying to be serious here. how dare you imply that i'm doin a mistake in not having my future kid baptise? i want my kids not brainwashed or exposed to a religion before they can think for themselves. i don't want my kids to have a conditioned mind. i want them to know for themselves what is right and what is wrong outside ur church's definition of what is right and wrong. don't give me those things you got from the bible coz it doesn't affect me at all for I DO NOT believe in your bible.

before this, i was seriously thinkin of re-evaluating my faith. and i might try this whole roman catholic thingy. and out of respect to the mother of my future kids, for most likely she will be a catholic. thus my inquiries about catechumen.

now i think it's a bad idea for i don't want to worship next to holier than thou, self righteous people.

IMHO, people like you is everything that is wrong in your church.

[mannyamador]

mannyamador: i would like to inquire about catechumen. hmmmm... would it be awryt if i'm NOT gonna have my kid (if ever) baptised and instead enroll (for a lack of better term) in this catechumen thingy? i would want my kid to have the option to choose his/her religion.

That's not the recommended way. Christianity is a religion with a message that is supposed to be spread. So Catholics have an obligation to let their children hear the messahe of the Gospel. By baptizing them, they receive spritual benefits such as removing the "stain" of original sin.

IN any case, a baptized child does NOT lose the freedom to choose a religion. When they grow up, they can always choose, just like so many people do. Also, by NOT baptizing a child, you already make a choice for him anyways. So might as well let him hear the message of Christ.

Catechumens ar ethose being prepared for baptism. Usually it is for adults. More on catechumens at the URL below:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03430b.htm

I would recommend having the child baptized and then when he is old enough, he will choose his religion. That happens whether we like it or not. But at least he will have heard the Christian message and have had a chance to experience it. Of coure, the parents must try to ractice the Faith.

God bless!

[shoeless_rebel]

thanks alot for clearing it out for me sir. i can always depend on you for clear and non-antagonistic answer.

may your God bless you too.

[samokan]

pass the popcorn please...

[bonjour]

@mossimos bro charismatic ka? Kay grabe mangud ka mo preach lupigan paman nimong pari usahay Kay uban mangud charismatic na sobra na ka fanatic sa ilang religion wala na mabutang sa lugar grabe na ka strict sa ilang mga rules unya ang uban nilang rules wala mo coincide sa church. Unya kanang uban sa ka sobra nila ka religious wala sila makabalo bati na diay kau ilang batasan grabe na ka high ilang pagtanaw sa kaugalingon. Ngon bitaw tung pari bago sa iyang usa ka gospel Jesus loves those who are LOST, LEAST, LONELY and the LAST.

[samokan]

@bonjour.. bantay bantay nganha kay mag cut-and-paste na karon si mosimos og verse para itubag sa imoha karon hehehe

[bonjour]

@samokan cge lang mag cut and paste lang sad nya ko bible verse...joke...joke...joke....sayup diay nang mangutana. Ako Katoliko mansad pero libog mangud nang ilang uban teaching sa charismatic mura uban nilabaw naman sa pari.

[samokan]

yeah i know what you mean, ive met a couple of ppl like that, nga holier than thou attitude. instead nga join ana nga group to be a better person/chrisitan murag ning worst man nuon. wa na natubang sa lugar, ning gahi man ang kasing-kasing og pagsabot instead nga mo gain og wisdom na praning na nuon.

[tolstoi]

Wouldn't that be off-topic, tolstoi? This htread was started so that Catholics could discuss developments relevant to their Faith. There are other threads for that.

@Manny & Shoeless..as a Catholic i was just pissed-off on the way Carlo Borromeo mock Jesus on this thread..he started it in the first place and he thought that it was kind of fun..so i joined him on his merriment =)

[tolstoi]

btw i played TAROT when i was a kid..but that doesn't makes me a pagan =)