The extreme obstacles of marrying outside the Catholic Faith

Submitted by Roxanna (United States), Oct 16, 2006 at 04:27

I understand Carol wanting to scream at the duplicitous understanding Muslims have in regards to our faith. I dated a Muslim--kind, great father material, and courteous. But one night after we ate a delicious Lebenese meal, he wanted me to learn all about his religion.

He went through the Quran, and told me all the wonderful similiarities Christianity and Islam have. Untl he reached a part where Jesus announced, 'Mohammed is to come after me to bring in the Kingdom of Heaven.' etc., etc. I argued, he vehemently said my understanding was very wrong as it was not out of the Quran.

I said, 'I ought to know more about my saviour, Jesus, than you do. It's my religion.' He just kept on telling me I'm mistaken, Mohammed was the final prophet, not Jesus. And even though, he said, Muslims honor the Jesus, they never consider him the son of God, as there is only one God and his name is Allah.

So, Carol. I dated this guy very innocently and with a friendship for 2 years. But when it came to him understanding my religious beliefs, he was all-knowing, adamantly against my understanding of my own religion. This is hurtful and terribly harmful for a Catholic.

I know now, I would not marry a Muslim. I couldn't sacrifice my beliefs just to have a good Dad figure. I'll wait for a Catholic, even though as we well know, this is getting harder to find these days. But, Carol, keep the faith. God is looking out for what best for us.

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