Perhaps I
am one of those people who were shocked by the news of Pope Benedict XVI
resignation. For some reason that I cannot understand, this has kept me baffled
for days and left a lump in my veins. Maybe
it’s because papal resignation is an uncommon event. Most of the time I have envisioned
the person who holds the papal office to render a life time of service.
I am not a
conventional Christian; I am also not a conservative Christian either. I’m just
not a big fan of change. Although Pontiff Benedict XVI reason of resignation is
Health Issues. I still vacillate at the thought of there is a deeper reason for
his resignation. I have known the Catholic Church as great in cover-ups by
which I am deeply disappointed about. The Catholic Church never fails to
disappoint us throughout these years of our existence. How many Priests have
been charge of rape and molestation and never been persecuted. How many gay
Priests do Vatican’s harboring and it’s as if the Church don’t have enough
problems of their own; they always intervene with the affairs of the government
(this happens in my country).
I am sadden
by the fact that these are the very people who preach about the gospel of God, teach
us how to think and respond according to God’s teachings and teach us how to
lead a life of righteousness, were the same people who goes awry about it. I
guess you don’t have to live by what you preach. God must be appalled by what’s
going on behind the walls of Vatican.
My relationship
with God is deep and personal now, I experience His presence in ways that I cannot
explain, and He has touched my life with unfathomable greatness. It has nothing
to do with religion anymore. In spite of
all of these, I still choose to be a Christian. There are other people who
choose to leave their religion in seek of “The Truth” on other religions (I’m
not against it, God gave us free will). Nevertheless, I choose to stay; some
things in life are not worth changing, like the color of my hair. I am born
Christian and I will die as a Christian. If I were born a Mormon then I would
die as a Mormon. Continuity of living you have to embrace it.
