167. Why does this trouble you enough to make it a secret? I'm a Catholic too and plenty of very Good Catholics are fine with slash, homosexuality, contraception, sex before marriage etc. It doesn't make you a bad Catholic in any way, I don't think, after all- it's not against the Creed and the portions in the bible can be subject to scholarly interpretation. The way I see it is that the Pope is Head of the Church on Earth, yeah? but he's still a man- just as you get bad/dislikable priests and good priests- doesn't make you less of a Catholic provided you believe all the key points (the Creed, transubstantiation etc) and do your Obligation :). I hardly think God minds you reading the odd bit of slash any more than He objects to my grandmother (very VERY VERY good Catholic) to reading the odd Mills and Boon novel.
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167. Why does this trouble you enough to make it a secret? I'm a Catholic too and plenty of very Good Catholics are fine with slash, homosexuality, contraception, sex before marriage etc. It doesn't make you a bad Catholic in any way, I don't think, after all- it's not against the Creed and the portions in the bible can be subject to scholarly interpretation. The way I see it is that the Pope is Head of the Church on Earth, yeah? but he's still a man- just as you get bad/dislikable priests and good priests- doesn't make you less of a Catholic provided you believe all the key points (the Creed, transubstantiation etc) and do your Obligation :). I hardly think God minds you reading the odd bit of slash any more than He objects to my grandmother (very VERY VERY good Catholic) to reading the odd Mills and Boon novel.