16 Sep
I am a devoted catholic and I love watching prowrestling and playing the videogames, is this wrong?
Jeremy S asked:
I am a devoted catholic and I love watching prowrestling and playing the videogames, is this wrong?
Norma
I am a devoted catholic and I love watching prowrestling and playing the videogames, is this wrong?
Norma
Jonathan
No. Why would it be?
EDIT: Congratulations Melchizedek on the most self-righteous anti-Catholic answer I’ve seen in a long time. As always, completely unsolicited by the person asking the question. When will you fundies learn some manners? Oh, by the way, CATHOLICS DON’T WORSHIP MARY. Get a clue.
September 17th, 2009 at 2:06 pmGordon
Just don’t do it during Mass.
September 19th, 2009 at 10:46 amAnnette
No.
God Bless
September 20th, 2009 at 3:28 pmBrian
Not anymore wrong than worshipping Mary or praying to the saints.
Being a devoted Catholic is your biggest problem my friend.
The Bible says in Hebrews 9:27 that “it’s appointed for every man once to die, and then judgment.” What that means is that everyone dies once and is then judged before Almighty God. So, if you are standing before God on Judgment Day, are you going to heaven or hell? Have you been a good person? You might think so but, unfortunately though, we aren’t going to be judged by any human standard of goodness. There is only one standard by which we can all be judged and that standard is God’s Law, also known as the Ten Commandments. The Bible says in Romans 2:15 that God “has written the law upon the heart of every man in the form of our conscience” so that when we die and face him, we will have no excuse.
So let’s go through them real quick. Have you ever broken the 9th commandment by lying? Of course you have. A person who does that is called a liar. Have you ever broken the 8th commandment and stolen anything (regardless of value)? A person who does that is called a thief. Let’s look at the 7th commandment against adultery: Jesus says that whoever looks upon another person with lust has committed adultery in their heart. Have you ever looked with lust? Yes. What about the 6th commandment against murder? Jesus also says that whoever hates a person, without cause, has committed murder in his heart. Have you ever hated anyone? If you’re like most people, at this point you are a lying, thieving, murdering adulterer at heart standing before a just and holy God.
At this point, you might be saying to yourself, I don’t believe in God, Heaven, or Hell. I say that it doesn’t matter what you believe. Let’s say that someone held you up at gunpoint, would you laugh at him and say “I don’t believe in guns!”? Of course not! That’s because your disbelief doesn’t negate reality and believe me, GOD IS REAL. Or are you willing to bet your eternal life on it?
Or, you might be saying to yourself, “I don’t believe that God would judge us so harshly. My god is a god of love and forgiveness and would never send anyone to Hell”. You are right. Your god would not send anyone to Hell because he doesn’t exist! What you’ve just done is broken the 2nd commandment against idolatry. When you create a god in your mind to suit yourself, you are turning your back on the real God. Have you ever broken the 3rd commandment by using our Creator’s name in vain as a four-letter cuss word? That’s called blasphemy and is very serious in God’s eyes.
So, if you are still reading this then you’ve probably said, “That’s impossible! No one can live up to the standard of the Ten Commandments.” You are right. No one can. Man is not perfect. We were born into sin and have a sinful nature. God is so holy and so perfect that his standard is unattainable to mortal men. You might say, but that’s not fair! What about forgiveness? God is supposed to forgive us of our sins. What about all of the good things that I’ve done in my life?
Well, let’s look at an example. What if you were in a courtroom standing before a judge and you had just been convicted of murder. You did it. You’re guilty and all that’s left is for the judge to render his sentence: $500,000 or death. You can’t just say to the judge “Your honor. I just wanted to say that you are a good man and that I know you will forgive me of my crime. Besides, what about all the other good things I’ve done in my life?” What’s the judge going to say? If he is a good judge then he’s going to send you to the electric chair. He might want to be merciful, but he can’t just set you free, the law demands a penalty. Since God is a good judge and because he is so good and so holy, he has no choice but to send you to Hell. The law demands a penalty and the Bible says in Romans 6:23 that “the wages of sin is DEATH”.
But, here’s where your story takes a turn for the good. You are about to be lead away in shackles when all of a sudden, someone comes into the courtroom and pays your $500,000 fine. The judge then sees that the requirement of the law has been fulfilled. And since you’ve met the requirements, you are now free to go! That’s what Jesus Christ did for all of us when he died on the cross 2000 years ago. Jesus Christ came to earth, God in human form, born of a virgin, lived a perfect and blameless life, was crucified on the cross, and then rose from the dead three days later as a payment for our sins. All we have to do is accept the payment and we are free from eternal damnation!
How do we accept the payment? All that is required from us is to ask God for forgiveness, repent (turn away) from our sins, and then trust in the Lord Jesus Christ with all of our hearts (Romans 10:9). When we do that, Jesus Christ washes away all of our sins and we can now stand before God blameless on Judgment Day. Then read your Bible and obey it, join a local church and be baptized. God will m
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:12 amAgnes
no
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:30 amJoshua
First of all, I totally agree with Kevin S: Melchizedek, you seriously should actually crack open a history book and a Catechism of the Catholic Church to learn that most of what your “pastors” have been cramming down your throat all your life about the Catholic Church is just flat out wrong, and the rest is severely misunderstood. Contact me via email and i’ll be more than happy to dispel any misconceptions you may have about my lovely religion.
Now, back to the question…
As a Catholic, I’d say there is nothing intrinsically wrong with watching Professional Wrestling and playing the related video games. These are simply forms of entertainment. Now, if watching wrestling or playing the video games begins to shape your behavior in the way of inflicting injury upon others based on what you’ve seen, then there will be a problem…It’s like Jesus said in the Gospel: “if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off.” Now, i’m not suggesting any form of self-mutilitation–just the idea that if your interests or hobbies cause you to sin, it’s time to find a new interest or hobby. So really, this question can’t be answered on this forum…it can only be answered in your heart. Is your interest in wrestling causing you to sin? Are you more aggressive toward others because of it? The women associated with wrestling usually are pretty scantily clad…if clad at all for Pay-Per-View events…are you lusting after these women? These are all questions to ask youself rather than strangers in an online forum. I pray that God may put your soul at ease if there is nothing wrong with your situation, and that he may help you to let go of this past-time if it does bring you away from Him.
Good Luck!
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:56 am