i've lived under the assumptions of the roman catholic religion since i was baptized into it some 20 years ago, or so it should be. but here i am 21, have not yet been confirmed, and pretty much boarderlining between non-practicing and heretic by the terms.
children should be confirmed usually when they're about 11 or twelve. but during my grade school days, unlike when we recieved holy communion, it was pulled out and cancelled for our batch onwards - i think it was because the kids should be confirmed at thier own parishes or something. during highschool, they gave a one time big time ceremony for all those who weren't confirmed yet. and i dont exactly remember why i wasn't able to sign up. so here i am, seemingly shy to get slaped in the face by some bishop at over 20 years old.
what's about confirmation anyway? its a confirmation of your beliefs in jesus christ, the lord and his catholic church. remember the apostles creed? i hardly do, and don't exactly pledge to all of the last part either. simply put, i'm not exactly ready to confirm my faith in the catholic church. and if it were up to me, i'd leave it there.
but from what i know, i need to be "confirmed" to get married, and i guess pretty much some other ceremonies of the church. but then again, i have no intentions of getting married, especially under the catholic church.
i dont even want to get married in the philippines because the law doesn't provide for divorce - only a long and die hard process for an annulment. i do get the "whatever the has been joined together in the lord's name shall and should not be separated", but the thing is *snap snap* it doesn't happen most of the time, and a way out is the answer instead of the kind of suffering that leads you to numbness, crasy-ness, a shriveled body, or even death.
how many women have been cheated on or battered by the shit of husbands they have? why the hell is our society so screwed up in favor of the male species and their pleasures, usually (acknowedgenig the fact that there are also some bitches who cheat, but then again that's more of a taboo where men are the more accepted cheats), or accomodating the fact that women (and yes, men) prostitute themselves if not cheaply, expensively, because of love or poverty? damn't! why do so many people have to get hurt? then, why would it be a sin to end a marriage if all the other sins are working there anyway?
you see? i'm really not up for confirmaiton.
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mag-born again ka na...lolzXD But seriously, I got confirmed mga 11 years old palang ako, sa parish namin..^^
oddly, i'd still like to stay catholic... besides di ba kung magpapapalit pa ako, madami pa ako aayusin na kachorbahan sa papers... nevermind heheh :P good for you then.. :)
Hmm... "kumpil", as I have always understood it, is exactly what it says it is. Remember that the baptismal vows were made by proxy; i.e., your godparents made the vow for you, and are (supposedly) to assist you in making sure you uphold those vows during your childhood (in theory, that is; apparently godparents are only for monetary gains hir in da Pilipins :o )
Confirmation, on the other hand, assumes that you have learned enough to understand what those vows were all about; hence the bishop will ask you a long string of "do yous" before smearing chrism on your forehead and proclaiming you a "mature member of the Church". :)
The reason the Church has confirmation as matrimony's prerequisite is exactly what I said in the previous paragraph: they want to be assured that you (I repeat, supposedly) understand your responsibilities as a member before you take on another big responsibility (tying the knot and doing all you can for the knot to stay, that is).
"...why the hell is our society so screwed up in favor of the male species and their pleasures..."
That unfortunately makes for a long reply, and I'm kinda apologetic writing this long already. *blush*
Your entry's a thought-provoking read. :D
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