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Priest and a Woman
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!!! Sorry there was no column last week. I had trouble with my
left shoulder and back. I'm better.
According to a woman who spoke with me recently...forgiveness is deeper
than saying "I'm sorry"...more than saying "I forgive you."...even if
the forgiveness is only in your own heart. She shared her story with me.
She said that all her life she did and thought what her Mother wanted
her to think and do. She said she had the desired number of children to
please her Mother. Her Mother kept at her with "Don't take that class
in school. They will laugh at you." "Don't associate with that
family, they're below us." "Why did you give your child that
name...it's dumb." "Why can't you act like Betty Rubble?" "Why do
you talk like that?" "Why don't you live in this neighborhood?"
"Why do you drink that?" "Why do you get involved in that?"
"Why do you associate with those people...they're too far above us?"
"Why do you wear those clothes..they look like rags?" Why?
Why? Why?
The woman told me it never stopped...until recently...when she told her
Mother it was her life to live...mistakes and all. Now - here's the
interesting part.
The woman told me her Mother was pregnant with her when her parents got
married. She said snippets of long-ago conversations came back to
her. The woman told me she realized that her Mother was probably never
really sure about the marriage. Was the marriage for love or out of a
sense of duty? She said she finally understood . All of the why, why,
why...all of the hurtful words...all of the hurtful looks were in an
effort to make the daughter look "worth marrying the Mother."
This woman told me...that given these circumstances...she could truly
forgive her Mother. Did any of it hurt? Yes. And there are
scars...maybe on both sides. Wow - just Wow!! And
this is the fifth woman to tell me a story like this.
So - I guess to truly forgive...you have to truly understand...both
sides.
Sister Charlotte came out of the Vatican telling tales of drunkenness
and cruelty.
Sister Charlotte told stories of her experience as a nun...a cloistered
nun.
Sister Charlotte said it was "all about the Priest." Everyone needs to
make "Father Confessor" look good.
Sister Charlotte said there was a statue of the Virgin Mary outside of
the confessional. You were to pray to the Virgin Mary to help you make
a good confession to Father Confessor. If he could use your confession
in a sermon - you made the Priest look good.
Sister Charlotte told stories of Father Confessor (He takes your
confession to God and he then determines your penance.) asking the
Mother Superior for a young girl. The Mother Superior would tell Father
Confessor which girl to get. It's an honor to make the Priest happy.
Sister Charlotte said she came home from school one day and the Priest
was visiting her parents. Sister Charlotte told her parents she wanted
to be a nun. The Priest was "on it" and Sister Charlotte was
signed up to enter the Convent. Her parents paid the money. The deal
was sealed. The Priest looked good. He got credit for recruiting
Sister Charlotte.
In the Islamic religion - it's essentially the same. Allah is the god
here. Around the world...people donate money to further the cause of
Jihad...religious wars to "straighten out" those who do not recognize
Allah.
It's an honor to marry a Jihadist. It is an honor to bear his children
- to keep the bloodline of bravery going - to keep the Islamic army
strong.
On February 15, 2019 - Pope Francis and Leading Imam sign a covenant in
the Middle East. They want to establish a One-World Religion. (I
personally think Pope Francis did this because he defrocked a few
priests and fingers started pointing at him and his reported sexual
escapades.). Leading Imam denies any ISIS member or involvement. You
may find all of this on Wikipedia.
Color me curious here. So - Catholics have God. Islamics have Allah.
Both sides have "representatives" who make decisions for their God.
Both sides have "representatives" who want to be
worshipped...revered...their "brownie points" recorded for man (and
maybe their God) to see.
In this "One-World Religion" - with two Gods...who is the lead
God??
Will the Pope defer that position to the Islamists?
Will the Islamists step aside and worship God instead of Allah??
How will they decide who is "Top God?"
Will it go for a public vote?
We do live in an interesting time!!
Remember the kiddies and our service people. Take good care of the
furry and feathered ones out there. Be safe and healthy. See ya next
time. Ever Toodles!! MONA
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