re: An update, honestly if anyone cares...

Weird that anyone would say “oh yes, this is the true church” about a church that has been found to have widespread coverups of institutionalized pedophilia amongst its clergy for millennia.

But hey, what do I know? I’m just a dumb Protestant heretic.

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I’m married to a Protestant, marriage is a difficult thing to navigate religious differences makes it exponentially more difficult.

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There is a reason the Bible says to be equally yoked.

So you have a fiance ... but still have a thing for the priest that "raised" you ...

Classic Stockholm syndrome.

/I kid.

Just meet in the middle and go to a small town black church? Hell, yall might mess around and get invited to the pot luck

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That's the update?

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Seriously

So are you splitting up, or one person conceding?

Like I said in the original thread, different religions can work (especially when both Christian). However, I have a feeling it works better when the male is non-denom and the female is Catholic versus the reverse you have here.

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Go to both.

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Thank you, she does not want that

It’s always amazing to me the conversations people refuse to have prior to marriage (religion, kids, location demands, etc).

It’s like people are like, you’re somewhat attractive and haven’t broke up with me. Wanna get married?

Ok well that probably answers your question.

Two faiths within Christianity can work if both people are on the same page, and reciprocate efforts to respect and attend the other’s church.

If she isn’t willing to go to both, but being Catholic is important to you, then I’d dip now. The scenario you’re describing will be a nightmare in marriage and trying to raise kids.

You don't sound "equally yoked."

Also, your relationship with God is about what's in your heart/mind more so than the mechanics of the church service.

I'm Protestant, but had a long relationship with a devout Catholic. We alternated services.

I dislike the manufactured setting of the mega-church scene and actually like the solemnity of Mass, but I also wondered how God felt about people robotically praying prayers they memorized as a child - i.e., did he receive them as heartfelt prayers?

Many aspects of Mass appear to me, as a non-Catholic, to be mindlessly going through the motions...but that's not for me to judge.

Just figure out a balance and remember, it's about YOUR relationship with God and NOT the church service itself. A Protestant can connect with God through Mass and a Catholic can connect with God through a Protestant service.

Worst case, you can still sit and listen, and take away useful teachings to be applied in your life.

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