Keep in mind I’m a married adult completely independent of my parents.
Anyway, I stopped by their house today and they both started pestering me about recent socio-political and religious view changes my husband and I have had since we got married.
They’re upset we’ve gone more traditional (Anglican) and think we’re “going down the wrong path” (they’re boomer-brained evangelicals who couldn’t care less about tradition or Church authority). They think my husband is a “tyrant” (he leads and I follow, the way it should be). They basically shot down every explanation I had for them about my current views of the church, polity, sacraments, etc.
Then the jews came up.
Now, I’m not exactly *quiet* about (((them))) but I don’t go out of my way to talk about them either. Just a remark here or there. Well, they think I have “bitterness and hate” in my heart. They think my views on them are unfounded. They think I’m not educated about the situation.
Not really sure what to do about this. I stormed out before I said anything I would’ve regretted. My mom already apologized via text. But I’m obviously really upset and distraught about how they’re handling my rapid shift toward traditional values.
Have you guys been in this situation before? How in the world do I handle this? How do I not disappoint my own parents?
I'm pretty sure that is not what the Catholic Church teaches.
Pope Eugene IV, Council of Florence, Sess. 8, Nov. 22, 1439, ex cathedra: “Whoever wishes to be saved, needs above all to hold the Catholic faith; unless each one preserves this whole and inviolate, he will without a doubt perish in eternity… But it is necessary for eternal salvation that he faithfully believe also in the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ...the Son of God is God and man...– This is the Catholic faith; unless each one believes this faithfully and firmly, he cannot be saved.”
There's no reason to bicker over trivialities because every Church is created and run by man, not God. They're intermediaries between us and what is truly important.
You said in your previous comment that "you'll only find salvation in the true Church of St. Peter". Do you agree?
You were speaking to someone who believes in Orthodox Christianity. Agree?
Now, I am going to draw a conclusion based on these two facts that you meant that belonging to the Orthodox Church would deny her "salvation in the true Church of St. Peter". Agree?
Finally, I want you to carefully consider the word "church" in the context of your statements by Pope Pious XII or pretty much any other pope or priest or teacher or any other context within the Catholic Church. Answer this question: Are Orthodox believers members of that church or not?
Therefore, and this is my conclusion, you were misrepresenting what the Catholic Church teaches about salvation and "church".
In the future, do a better job of defending your own faith. Or stop pretending to be a catholic.
https://vaticancatholic.com/outside-the-church-there-is-no-salvation/
It sounds like you disagree with my interpretation of what the catholic church teaches is the "Church".
Or maybe you reject catholic doctrines altogether. I don't know.