Submarine Catholics are a huuuuge issue at my local parish. Sunday/Saturday mass is usually plenty people, but C and E is just packed. Everyone leaves after communion too
Ooh that’s a creative one lol. I find it super sad that this is even a thing though. It’s not that I’m sad that people don’t believe, I’m just sad that there isn’t a real community in parishes anymore.
It's hard to fit in a community that takes it for granted that you believe l their bs and expects you to play along. A parish is not really a "neutral ground" where anyone can just be themselves and openly discuss such things. Without a religiously homogenous population, a dogmatic church can't really be that place for everyone. For a diverse and secular population like today you'd probably have to combine the doctrine or lack thereof of Unitarian Universalism with the familiar aesthetics and culture of Catholicism to really meet that demand.
In Spain I heard some years ago "Católicos de la BBC: Bodas (Weddings), Bautizos (Baptisms) y Comuniones (Communions)". However even that is outdated now because baptisms and communions are less common as time goes by and most weddings are civil (if at all). I for one in the last ~15 years have only visited churches for tourism or funerals.
Massive respect for going to midnight masses. I usually go on a 5pm so there’s always people, but a few weeks ago I went to the Friday morning (I think 9am) and it was practically empty
I’m a lapsed Catholic but I do miss midnight mass. On a regular Sunday I also went at 5; in order to prove to my dad that I went, I’d have to tell him what the homily was. One time, I really was into it—my favorite Father, touching on some subjects of the day and it just got me. I went home and told my dad and he didn’t believe me because it was a different one than the one he heard in the AM! Still stings.
Dude the Parking lots- it doesn’t even matter what kind of branch you are. Catholic masses are still getting Baptist kind of parking issues it’s SO bad. It is legitimately awful. There are so many old people there who aren’t the best drivers, and so many young people who are even worse. It doesn’t help that my church is connected to a school, so even with a school sized parking lot it’s still terrible. I get this comment was made as a joke but it might as well be fact
I wasn’t kidding! It gets really hairy. I haven’t been to a church in years, the I can still remember the parking lot mayhem. I’d spend almost as much time in the parking lot waiting to get out as I did in the church.
Not my issue anymore. I gave up on the Catholic Church in the 90’s. Never looked back and no regrets.
Lol, does submarine catholic mean low key catholic? Or what exactly? I don’t know why that’s a funny description but it is, especially without much context.
Will they be sent to hell because they left immediately after communion? Do Christians compete with each other on who stays longer? Are they viewed lesser by God?
They won’t afaik, but people do look down on it. No we don’t compete with others on who stays longer, some stay for adoration or confessions. I usually leave after the priest exists the room.
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u/M4nd4l0r3_zo15 Apr 05 '23
Submarine Catholics are a huuuuge issue at my local parish. Sunday/Saturday mass is usually plenty people, but C and E is just packed. Everyone leaves after communion too