In response to Linkmaster294's question:

Have you seen catholic belief being abused before you came to this school? By the looks of it, it probably bothers you strongly, right?

Well, I have been going to Catholic schools all my life...well at least since kindergarten. But, I still see people on TV, people on the street and even people in school making snide comments or jokes about (or actually doing) Catholic stereotyping quite a bit. When I see it outside of school, it doesn't bother me as much because those people do not know better. They haven't had the oppurtunity to learn about the Church, its beliefs and what it teaches. For example, if on the news I hear about the sex abuse scandal in the Church and they interview somebody on the street, they act ignorant (usually through no fault of their own) and say that the whole Church and all of the priests in the whole Roman Catholic Church are like that (which is the opposite of anything remotely true). It is unfortunately also in the sense that ignorant people believe or joke about how all LDS members are polygamist; and if you are stupid enough to believe that, how do you get along in life? But when I see people in school (Catholic or not) making fun of the Catholic Church, for its beliefs and anything it teaches for "fun", it bothers me greatly because they DO know better. For instance, if I went to a Islamic-based school, or one sponsored by an Islamic education organization I would daresay I would ever be rude enough to slander the whole religion by spouting ignorant lies nor saying that all Muslims are evil (which by the way--anybody who thinks anything similar, Islam is one of THE most peaceful religions in the WORLD and does not teach extreme violence and acts of terrorism--those are only by crazy extremists who take parts of the Koran and twist it for their sick use).

Unfortunately people still mock the Church and create insufferable lies about the Church and any of its members. I experience it daily, and I do believe it will never stop. We as a society can never stop something as widespread as stereotyping or hatred, but, we can always try to learn more about each other to help slow down this epidemic of ignorance. One good thing about a lot of religions--they promote peace and understanding through learning. I hope, oneday, most of the world will try it.

(Sorry if this kinda turned into an essay. ;D)

Life: 05/03/08 | Posted By: tsubusa no neko | 2 comments