Posted by johnj on September 19, 2002, at 15:30:11
In reply to OCD/Catholicism article, posted by Jill on September 18, 2002, at 21:43:40
I find the criticism of the Catholic church really sad. If it wasn't for some of the priests that I have known since a child I would probably have killed myself. The work they do is demanding. Try running a school, teaching night classes, then spending hours on the phone couseling. It is no wonder many priests snap under pressure(I am not referring to the sex abuse issues, those are unacceptable in any faith or society). You fail to see, or know, what the church has done. I for one, like to repeat those prayers on the nights I cannot sleep. Sometimes they are the only thing that comforts me, as does mass.
johnj
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