Expert: George A. Card,sfo, M.I - 3/16/2008

Question
my boyfriend and father of my son is catholic and wants his son to be babitised catholic so when we met with the father we of  course were told we don't live a normal life cause we are not married, why must the congregation be married and not the father and i cant help but think of all the news i see on the molesting about catholic priest molesting boys could this be because they are not allows to live a normal life? second all they seem to be interested in is money money money. my husband is the only bread winner in the house and i have a month old not much extra cash laying around so what if i can only afford a 1.00-2.00 a week  when we go to service.i personally have no interest in becoming catholic because of the things i have just mentioned above but wold like answers to my questions if possible.

Answer
Peace
     dear Tina Bowman

A celebrate lifestyle is a vocation, a gift of grace from God. According to most reports, even reports from non-Catholic sources have suggested that its less 2 of priests have molested children, world wide. That is still to high, by Catholic moral standards yet its much lower than other professional groups (teachers/police liaison officers, etc.).
Money is not the root of evil but as Christ said the love of it, is the root of many evils. We are called to give Christ, through giving to others personally or through the Church. We can give by sharing of our material goods, our time or our talents. We can give through a parish or some other worthy group or cause for the betterment of persons. One of my ways of giving is by answering questions here and via my blog. Perhaps you could share some talent for the betterment of those around in some new creative way.


                       your servant but Christ first
                              George