changed his religion

changed his religion buckeye: I was married for over 10 years and belong to the Catholic church so my divorce and subsequent dating has been a bit of a sore spot for me. I am not overly religious, but church is important to me. When we got married my husband was the one who insisted on a full mass despite his not being an active Catholic as that way it would be for life. As the years progessed he became a fairly devout Catholic and was very good at letting me know when I , along with others, weren't behaving in a way that agreed with the Catholic church. Funny thing is he is the one who wanted to get divorced, despite it being for life and all. So, the other day I get a lovely e-mail from him telling me he doesn't belong to the Catholic church anymore, he's an Episcopalian now as they are jsut like the Catholic church but allow divorce! WHAT????? Who is this man??? All I can think is it must be nice to just decide to change your whole belief about relgion and church to make your life more convient! :o


Re:changed his religion sigkapgirl: I understand what you're saying! When my ex and I got engaged, he joined my church and went with me every Sunday. When he told me he wanted a divorce, and I mentioned something about our vows, he says "Oh, I don't believe in God so they don't count."

I eventually came to the conclusion that my ex is just crazy and doesn't know who he is, and thus, I don't know who he is either. He's flip-flopping with everything because he's insecure with himself, and that's not my problem!

Sorry that you're going through this! Try and stay sane :)
Re:changed his religion wpgilbe: SKG -

WHAT? That sounds like something a child would say - "I had my fingers crossed, so it doesn't count." That's unbelievable. Sounds like this guy is having some major life issues. Where are you in NC, by the way?

Buckeye -

As an Episcopalian, I find your post interesting. You are correct that divorce (while not condoned) is not forbidden as it is in the Catholic church. Ditto on this guy having issues. Your faith should guide your life, not vice-versa.

Patrick
Re:changed his religion sourpuss: and i don't know if it's actually in the bible or not, but i prefer to believe that the lord doesn't care for people who "switch teams" for their own convenience.

god'll get him.
Re:changed his religion olivegun: In the end,Faith is Faith is faith, no matter what you call it. Somebody that changes faith like dirty socks to assimilate his spiritual needs is doing so out of fear.
So in other words, he's a coward.