Catholic Mass

I left the Catholic church about 3 years ago for reasons just like this. Please don't be offended, but i feel the Catholic leaders are very hypocritical (spelling? haha). One of my major beefs with the Catholic church is how they can say no one in their church actually gets divorced because if they do divorce they were never married so it means since no marrige was ever valid their is no divorce. Doesn't make sense huh ? haha

Even tho God does not want money the Church does. God doesn't have a light bill. If the people can pay more they will be asked to Pay more. Even if the people can't pay more they will be asked.Give untill it HURTS and then give some more. Remember God will be smiling on you while you are going Hungry!

This churches are just made for all those who needs to hide their true personality and personal hidden agendas, lots of people can be good without offering any monetary denominations. I don't think that churches and all those working in it are servants of God, it is written that "give to Caezer what is rightfully his and give to God what he needs" and money is not for HIM. Worship and prayer is what makes us move closer to Him, it is what He wants us all to do.. I have never stepped up into nay church for the past 5 years of my life, simply because I have lost my belief in the way they propagate the word of God.

it is not called a special or ordinary mass. the money given for a mass to be offered for someone is called a stipends. a stipends helps to cover expenses, however, if one can not afford a stippends the mass is not refused them. There are High Masses and Low Masses at high mass the liturgy is chanted and at low Mass it is not. There are pontifical high masses and solemn high masses. :)

This is a great discussion. I know the church needs money to finance their existence are well as other institutions that are dependent on them and mostly the poor and depressed areas. However this also puzzled me about the rate between an ordinary mass and a special mass. In my belief, I do believe that God does not categorize any of us. Even if we attend an ordinary mass or not, I believe that He loves us. Money is not an issue with our Lord, faith does. I will possibly be asking a priest to enlighten this discussion of yours my friend. I too want to know, I think I'll ask someone I know who can help resolve the doubts we have about this. I am not sure if the pope knows this too.

Catholics church practices has a lot of glitches...and the same with all the religions out there. No religion are perfect to any person..but the thing is no religion could save you. It is your faith that will save you at the end of the day. So if there are glitches on the practice, it is still up to you if you follow them or not as long as you know from your heart that you are doing what is right and according to the teaching and will of GOD. I think when you request for special mass, this mass is only intended to your deceased love ones and thus you pay a higher price for it. while in ordinary mass, it is intended to all souls out there thus you only give donations, something like that. Im am not sure though if this is the correct explanation. I am sure Catholic church has an explanation about special and ordinary mass.

Catholics are good people and I love all their humanitarian programs. On the issue of mass I think they are quite following the precepts of Jesus Christ. Based on the issue of special and ordinary mass, there is nothing as such. Jesus christ said do this in remembrance of me. Not in another way different from what He laid down for us to do. I believe the Catholics have been outrageuos on the Issue of Holy Communion (Mass).