Patti L Forman

"I Am Lost": Atheist Mother Sends Daughter to Catholic Kindergarten

One answer is the truth. Jesus did exist. Even Jews and atheist historians agree on that. We do have his teachings. Whether we agree with them or not. Then you need to pray.
Ask God to show you he is real and if he does don’t write it off as a coincidence. Miracles occur all the time. To write them all off as something science can’t explain yet but given enough time it will, is to be close minded.
The search for truth is a good thing . You may come out on the other end as an atheist or a Buddhist or a Christian or a Zoroastrian.
But don’t let your search stop just at graduation. Don’t be an atheist just because it is easier, or your professors were. Universities are notorious for only choosing atheist teachers and not giving the other side a fair hearing.
Truth is a life long endeavor.

USA and European Union Want Exception to Criminalisation of Child Pornography

They only want exceptions because they are pedophiles

Patti L Forman

Remaining Faithfully Catholic Near the End of the Francis Pontificate

What if Pope Benedict was in substantial error. Trying to only resign the work of the papacy (Bishop of Rome)while retaining the intercession (Vicar of Christ) part of the papacy, splitting it in two, making it a collegial office. He did write a thesis in his early years supporting this. What if Christ rejected that? What if he didn’t? Is Pope Francis then an antipope believing he is the pope? Does he have the full office or only part? There have been antipopes is the past (some who really believed they were pope and later became saints). People who mistakenly followed them were not schismatic or enemies of the church.
To my knowledge Pope Francis doesn’t call himself Vicar of Christ but Bishop of Rome.
Pope Benedict wrote a huge letter and not a simple sentence: I resign. He should have been forced to do so by the cardinals. Simple and easy. He should have been forced to give up, giving papal blessings, the white clothes, the red shoes, leave the Vatican, live in a monastery in seclusion, stop using Pope emeritus and go back to cardinal or bishop.
This needs to be pondered and investigated. It never was as the bishops and cardinals were to polite to force the issue. It should have been done before he died, and before Pope Francis was elected. Do I believe Pope Francis was and is the only Pope since Benedict, resigned, partially resigned, retired, or whatever he did or tried to do? I don’t know. I would like to. But having doubts about who is actually pope is not schismatic.

Patti L Forman

Die UN-Sonderberichterstatterin Francesca Albanese erklärte, Israel habe drei Völkermorde begangen …

No I’m letting Israel off the hook either, they are committing genocide, but there are still hostages held, so Hamas is guilty as well.

Patti L Forman

Die UN-Sonderberichterstatterin Francesca Albanese erklärte, Israel habe drei Völkermorde begangen …

What about Egypt. They have built a wall to hold Palestinian s in Gaza and won’t let them enter Egypt either. They are Muslim. Do they not care for their neighbors?

Patti L Forman

Archbishop Removes Faculties, Seeks to Seize Property of Priest for Publishing Alleged ‘Heavenly …

I think we need to stop having convents and monasteries property being considered part of the diocese and be independently owned. Even if the monks are under their authority. The assets donated to the order should stay in the order even if suppressed. No Bishop or diocese pocketing it to pay for abuse cases unless they are abuses done by the orders.

Patti L Forman

Apostolic Visitation: More Nuns Persecuted

They just want the money they can get for the convent. Also they want no more nuns. Can’t see people in a habit.