should I reply to a priest who I felt was too quick to judge?
I found that I was curious about spiritual direction in helping me with my faith and my struggles so a friend set up a meeting. I met with the priest but felt uncomfortable as I felt the mood was judgmental. He asked about my family history and personal history, and I was not at ease as I had just met the priest. I wanted to ensure confidentiality and he was frustrated that I would mention such a thing.
We met for an hour and out of courtesy I thanked him via emil for meeting me. I had told him that I have had a lot of deep struggles in my life and wanted to learn to forgive and move forward. He sent me an email that said a number of things that I felt were judgmental and accused me of things that were incorrect. He also put his own unresolved issues in there, which was not good.
Should I respond to such a priest? And tell him that I feel that he is out of line? Or should i just ignore it and not reply? I was angry about the whole thing but will not let such a person get me upset. If anything, I have learned that what I've been doing is good and that I'm on the right path. Should I just let this go?
Your input is appreciated
We met for an hour and out of courtesy I thanked him via emil for meeting me. I had told him that I have had a lot of deep struggles in my life and wanted to learn to forgive and move forward. He sent me an email that said a number of things that I felt were judgmental and accused me of things that were incorrect. He also put his own unresolved issues in there, which was not good.
Should I respond to such a priest? And tell him that I feel that he is out of line? Or should i just ignore it and not reply? I was angry about the whole thing but will not let such a person get me upset. If anything, I have learned that what I've been doing is good and that I'm on the right path. Should I just let this go?
Your input is appreciated
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Permalink Reply by Dan on -
Nicole, you need only worry about one judge, and that is
God. Our Adamic nature means that all humans, even priests and the Pope are sinners. We all wear those filthy rags in the eyes of God. Jesus put it best, "Judge not lest ye be judged." No one gets to heaven except through Him. Pray to God for forgiveness and guidance, ask Him for the answers. Read the Bible, all the answers you seek are in there. Humans will make mistakes but God is always perfect.
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Permalink Reply by George Carpenter on -
Nicole,I do know whatever your situation is,it only matters where you stand with God,not any pastor or priest.I have found in my own expierence that people who are judemental like that most of the time have many ''skelatons'' in their own closet and do not want others to know about.Keep serving J esus and eveything will be ok.God bless!
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Permalink Reply by nicole on -
Thanks for responding.....just to let you know I didn't ever respond to this priest and a few days later I got a very long apology from him stating how he was having a very bad day and realized that what he had said to me should have never taken place. I really think this man had alot of unresolved issues himself and was looking for an ear as well as myself. Oh well, in the process I have learned from this experience so I will chalk it up to everything happens for a reason and all that matters is GODs oppinion!!!!! Life is great!!! Love and Blessings to all!!!
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Permalink Reply by craig on -
maybe he has hit on some truths in your life that you need to face, we all have unforgiveness in our lives deep down and other things sometimes GOD will use other people to bring these to the surface so we can face them he may not have been judgemental and maybe you need time to think about what he said then go back to him and say this was helpful but this wasnt can you explain what you meant by this.
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