The Catholic Church and Marijuana

[Mexicanhomeboy]

ever since i moved to wer i lived now, wen i was like 9 yrs old, my parents started taking me to a catholic church, they have always been catholic just not always going to church, since then i did my sacraments up to confirmation, now i ask myself, is it wrong to smoke weed? i hear that when you go into a "high" yur mind becomes vulnerable and u get crazy thoughts, and i really do feel that happen, i just read this article http://www.catholic.org/cathcom/national_story.php?id=6126. wen i get high i try to act as responsible as possible, sumtimes its hard ;p, ive also read that the church has banned marijuana, but thats during ancient times, does it say sumwer in the bible? if neone else is catholic or can help answer my question plz post

[larry]

Getting high is crazy.

Thats whats fun about it.

[Mexicanhomeboy]

yea i know, the only reason i do it is to get closer with my friends, i used to have friends who wer anti drugs, they sucked, i changed my friends and now life is going much better, but i would still like to be more clear on God and mj

[naturalmystic]

ask a priest or something be like:"

yo, my friend is catholic (or whatever) and he said he has a friend who is also catholic (say your friend lives in a different state) and then be like, so my friend's friend wants to smoke 'marijuana' (make sure you dont call it any slang terms) and then ask the priest what the church thinks about that so you can tell your friend.

Right now this is the best scenario i can think of, and it makes sense to me now, but it may not later. im high as a flying fuck


NM

[YabaYabaDoobie]

yeah, the priest will totally think his "friend's friend" is the one who wants to know. haha

[chris420]

dude first of all u shouldnt smoke grass just to get closer to ur friends, but w/e.
god didnt make a mistake creating marijuana would he ever? after he created the world he left pot everywhere because he was stoned as fuck.
listen to bill hicks

[jones2much]

first of all, dont ask the priest....i dont trust anyone that fucks little boys.....secondly....just because GOD left marijuana on earth it doesnt mean he wants us to smoke it OR NOT SMOKE IT. HE left bushes with poisonous berries on the earth too, but that doesnt mean we should eat them.....i love GOD, and i love pot. anytime you do
something with people that have a common interest it can enhance the relationship. from a somewhat christian standpoint......we shouldnt come under the power of anything.......and i personally believe that moderation is the key......in fact, too much of anything- can be bad for you.....you can actually drink too much water.......i am a stoner, and have been for a long time, and im not sure how GOD looks at it. why dont you ask HIM in prayer......p.s. i dont think people should confess their sins to a man.....in a robe or whatever, they should confess them CHRIST. i am very much against catholocism.....DID you know that the vatican even has their own currency.....no shit...they really do.....i was raised catholic........and now at almost 40 i realize what a crock of shit it is. dont mean to bust on your faith, but if i can help you open your eyes a lot sooner than i did, than i have (in a sense) "loved my neighbor"........i do not intend to offend..........take care....and smoke a big fat one for me........peace

[jones2much]

oh, by the way.......i know that its a very small percentage of priests that do the really horrible fucked up shit......and they give the rest a bad name....however, the cath-church tries to keep the shit quiet and move these bastards to a different area, and they usually strike again.....if you or me did something that disgusting, they would try to lock us up forever. its EXTRA wrong to abuse the trust when you are in that type of position. i had to throw this in, cuz i wanted you to know that I know that its just a small portion of priests that are that fucked up. later man.

[The C]

Hey bro. What i say is do what you feel you want to. Your weither gonna be who you are and take things as they come, or live to impress people and parents or priest forever.

I don't want to push on your religon, for all i know it's your calling... But lifes for living, live your own way. What kind of crazy thoughts are you having?

Do they involve running down the st. with an aka 47, "Zapata" bandana on, screaming "you will not hurt hippies or stereotype the people of the Sun!!"???

We'll actually if thats the case, i may have to join you. :D




Though i don't recommend you do this in all seriousness. ;)

[The Green Chronic]

I'll bring the pope a fucking dub sack of dro. He'll christen it holy in a second. Any one want to try and say he wouldn't.

[Nullific]

I don't believe there is any direct mention of cannabis in the bible, people are always interpreting it differently which is why it is best to think for yourself.

Think of it like this, there are lots of drugs which society seems classify differently but in the end they are drugs.
Caffeine, alcohol, tylenol, aspirin, cannabis, nicotine are all drugs. Tylenol is considered perfectly acceptable for medicinal use since it doesn't get you high...it is hepatoxic however. Alcohol gets you way more altered than cannabis, for some reason people don't consider this drug even though it obviously is and the consequences resulting from its use can be far greater than with many other drugs. Nicotine is a poison, it is used as a pesticide and is more addictive than heroin, it will produce a noticable 'buzz' in first time smokers and at high doses such as with uncured tops of tobacco plants can produce hallucinations, coma and even death. Ironically its even sold at walmart and in many states although you must be 18 to purchase tobacco products possession by a minor holds no penalties.
Caffeine is my favorite example, it is a central nervous system stimulant found in many beverages and available to anybody of any age. People who consume enough of it will reportedly feel 'different', it definately alters consciousness and has been shown to be addictive with physical withdrawal symptoms. Your average cup of coffee contains over 800 chemicals many of which are neurotoxins and carcinogens.
Thousands of people die of overdoses from these legal drugs every year while not a single person has ever died from using marijuana, it is virtually non-toxic and has been shown to have many health benefits, side effects include hunger.
What I am saying here is who cares what the bible or society for that matter thinks about cannabis...the entire system or classification of 'acceptable' substances from 'unacceptable' substances is complete bullshit to begin with.

[XxInTheAirxX]

i have been going to a cathloic school my entire life from pre-school to now my seinor year and ya know what, none of my teachers have EVER expained what the cathloic church has to say about drugs... i mean they prolly say its a sin b/c the church thinks everything that is fun is a sin....

[jacquelyne]

My bf is catholic
his mother even became a nun when she was younger i think she was forced by her parents
she met a man and married him.She has smoked pot and she goes to church every weekend and weeknights too.My bf smokes too they dont seem to think that is sinning in the eyes of god

[XxInTheAirxX]

cool, i mean i really don't care if i am sinning or anything, but thats pretty sweet that she like used to be a nun.. i have only met one before...we don't have many nuns around here.. my parents thought i was going to be a nun untill i hit puberty and well that dream went to hell for them ;)

[jacquelyne]

lol yep i can imagine

[jacquelyne]

i'll become a nun
when im getting nun
lol sorry

[Isaiah The Prophet]

i belive in god and jesus and that jesus is the key to heaven i worship tem but i dont like the ways of the catholic church they are to into them selves and they pray more to marry then they do to god it annoys me

[Canadabis]

Thats why the pope had a tracheotomy, that many years smoking the finest herb from all the third world countries they send "missionaries" to.

Columbia here I come baby!...I mean jesus. ah who am I kidding, im just gonna teach them what shame is then put my hoagie in thier corn-hole.
-Attributed to pope pius the 2nd, mister lead foot himself.