I just don't fucking know anymore. Having a personal God would be great, and Catholicism really helped pull me out of a degenerate lifestyle, but I don't know if I can believe it. So many of the traditions of the Catholic Church have absolutely no basis in Scripture, and the Church nowadays is becoming more and more liberal, and even Globalist. I cannot believe in Protestantism, it is just too bland and basically implies that the majority of Christians got it wrong for 1500 years. I am not a slav or greek so Orthodoxy is out of the question. I don't know what to believe /his/, and pretty much the only thing that keeps me going to Church is fear of being damned, but it is so frustrating when almost nobody there adheres to even the most basic of Catholic doctrines, too. I go to confession, and see maybe 5-10 people, then in mass every single person goes up and gets communion. I am tired /his/, I am tired of needing to go to confession every single time I slip up and fap or slip up, tired of seeing the Church promote essential globalism, and protestantism is no better. What am I to do? I don't know what to believe in, but with out a solid belief system I fear I will slip back in to the degenerate ways of my past, and even though I barely believe in Catholicism, I fear to leave it because on the chance that it is true, I would be damned. I also really enjoy Catholic authors like Tolkien, and I feel like the books would lose their magic if I wasn't Catholic anymore. What do, /his/?
>>1307876
>>1307888
Senpai I am not ready for that. I don't want to have a nervous break down.
>>1307901
God is dead.
>>1307876
If you're only good because of religion, then you're not really good at all. Stop leaning on your imaginary crutch and face reality as it is, this is the first step to self-actualisation.
>>1307901
Nietzche is one of the most life-affirming philosophers there is. Besides it already sounds like you're on the verge of a breakdown. Might as well power through it.
there is literally nothing wrong with degenerate lifestyle
>>1307946
Tell that to Ancient Greece and the first Reich.
>>1307876
>Catholicism really helped pull me out of a degenerate lifestyle
If the only way for you to behave like a proper human being is putting an imaginary leash on your neck you should go see a doctor.
You're a fucking coward and a pathetic human being if you need stories about an imaginary celestial dictator to find "purpose" in your life.
Kys
>>1307876
>>1307888
You have two options.
1. Accept that GOD is love, and wishes humanity to live is peace and harmony with one another.
Christianity, with it's belief in the incarnation of GOD, IsIs, as Jesus Christ, the Savior and Messiah, is the only religion which promotes this belief.
2. Accept Atheism, and become a degenerate sociopath; because self centered sociopathy is the logical consequence of believing the the primacy of Aristotelian material metaphysics and the guiding principle of evolution and death as the end of your existence.
>>1308011
Not as Golden as it seems.
See- evolution, disease, suffering.
>>1308016
GOD have mercy on us.
>>1308011
Thank you for the daily brainwash.
>>1307876
Well then there is only one logical step for you: become muslim
>>1307876
>it is so frustrating when almost nobody there adheres to even the most basic of Catholic doctrines, too
>I am tired of needing to go to confession every single time I slip up and fap or slip up
>I go to confession
First of all, if you masturbate regularly and then confess yourself, your confession in Roman Catholic doctrine is invalidated. Masturbating takes more than a few seconds and therefore is 100% avoidable, yet you still do it. Also masturbation is degenerate so you should start seeing flaws in yourself, and then judge others.
>Muh globalism
God hates nationalism and patriotism, and Christianity is globalistic religion - the Word of God must be spread to ALL peoples. If you want more "local" religion you should try out Judaism... oh right, that would only prove Judaism is globalistic.
>>1307876
Non-denominational man. We literally go by what the scripture says, no extra man made traditions or rituals.
>>1307876
The Roman Catholic Church temds to be very Human-Centric. I.e., you must confess to a priest, you must be blessed by a father, etc, etc. However, scripturally, If I'm not mistaken, we are supposed to have a personal relationship with God/Jesus himself, not through man. Like, we can have a personal relationship with him without needing to go THROUGH a priest. I still confess my sins, but to Him, through prayer, not through another man.
>>1308292
*tends
>>1308073
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If you have any intellectual integrity you realize that it's either Jesus or Hitler. Pick one.
>>1308011
B8? I smell B8!
>>1308319
To be clear.
>>1308000
My, what a relevant and thought-provoking contribution to this discussion! Surely this wisdom will help OP better deal with his questions and issues. Your wisdom is clearly quite advanced!
>>1308329
The truth will set you free.
>>1307876
You can always pursue a more personal religion within Catholicism, you know. The rules are there to guide you, not to force you into a state you don't want to be in. It is about finding God and yourself in God and Jesus, not about adhering to every nonsensical rule clearly created by other, fallible and sinful humans who happened to have become men of the Church. I do hope you find peacem whether it is through God or something else.
>>1308342
>>1307876
First off, stop eating up dumb /pol/ memes. You've clearly been brainwashed. Re-examine ALL of your beliefs, not just the ones that are just at the front of your mind.
Secondly, Tolkien's religion is only loosely connected to his works. There's some things that you could maybe consider themes here and there, but he's not CS Lewis. He openly despised allegory.
Get a community and practice your religion with them instead of busying yourself with Roman gossip. What the Pope does and says is pretty much irrelevant to how you live your faith. Just follow the Church teachings and follow Christ.
Also, get a Catholic gf
>>1307876
>all the fedoar posts
God I hate atheist fedora fags...Get over yourselves already and move on. Stop being so dogmatic.
>>1308373
Tolkien himself described his works as fundamentally Catholic
OP, try following this line of thought:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_theology
>>1307876
>Catholicism really helped pull me out of a degenerate lifestyle, but I don't know if I can believe it.
>the [Catholic] Church nowadays is becoming more and more liberal, and even Globalist
>I am not a slav or greek so Orthodoxy is out of the question
>I am tired of needing to go to confession every single time I slip up and fap
>I also really enjoy Catholic authors like Tolkien, and I feel like the books would lose their magic if I wasn't Catholic anymore
What the fuck is wrong with your brain?
>>1308430
He's been corrupted by /pol/.
>>1308377
>get a Catholic gf
odds are she's been in a porno before
>>1307876
I am culturally catholic but I'm pretty sure Jesus was talking about the same thing as Buddha and eastern yogis and mystics - spiritual enlightenment that's all what it is about, and what is on the base of nearly every religion
I overlooked it for so many years and I associating it with new age and seen it as something that is practically impossible to attain I felt so stupid when I actually learned what it actually It
>>1308434
fuck off dude, this is 4chan
>>1308453
Believe it or not there was once a time when /pol/ didn't have its tendrils over the whole site. But the board has grown exponentially in size.
>>1308453
my point is that the magic won't go away
it will only get more pure, especially when you get rid of all that distortion and supernatural crap
it's so simple, even hardcore fedoras like sam harris write about it
>>1308468
how is this /pol/ tendrils
what he said and his views fits pretty much with the catholic background, I can't find anything wrong with what he said
>>1308430
Church is becoming globalist? What does this mean? Arent all men created in the image of god or some shit?
>>1308543
yes there are
but when Christianity came to europe the pagan values still prevailed even when people were converted to christianity
most of catholic holidays are based off of pagan ones, yuletide is the classic example
they just replaced the names because people wouldn't stop celebrating them
>>1307876
Go to al-Raqqa. Be a martyr.
Semen est sanguis christianorum.
>>1307876
Maybe if you acutally studied your faith you would realize we ARE the true church. Go to Catholic answers and Confession is good. It makes you realize your mistakes and gives you a reflection on your life
