Reply #26: Your words made me go look up the Stations of the Cross liturgy [View All]

[MidwestMomma]

I had to look it up, because I was raised Catholic but I'm mostly a C&E Catholic now.

You are so right about Catholics and how we were taught to hold ourselves responsible for Christ's death. Almost every 1st Station liturgy (Jesus is condemned to death)I found stated something similar to:

"My adorable Jesus, it was not Pilate, no, it was my sins that condemned You to die."

Even though I don't go to Church all the time, our church has the one of the most powerful Stations of the Cross on Good Friday. As we progress through the Stations, people from the parish share something that relates to Christ's suffering/journey at each Station. For example, the Station when Jesus falls, one year we had someone who was recovering from a bout of cancer. It's hard to explain but it fits it with your post and others on this thread of how Catholics internalize Jesus' suffering.

As far as the movie the Passion, no thanks. Can't handle gore and I don't think Jesus would want me to suffer for his death. I always thought Jesus died to save us from suffering....Peace.