Asperger's & Autism Forum

Zain

I think a Bible study is what I'm looking for.

tree

Mass is quite formal.
If *deep theology and pondering* is what you're after,
with dialogue, a study group is much more likely to
provide that experience for you.

Zain

@tree Mass seems pointless to me then.

tree

I think people attend mass as an affirmation
of their beliefs.

Zain

@tree An affirmation to whom? Because in the modern world, you can learn a lot more from independent study. This sort of contradicts Christianity.

Raggamuffin

You say that mass felt too ritualistic, but mass is the fundamental ritual in Catholocism.

Zain

@Raggamuffin I know. It's a criticism.

T

thejuice

Perhaps there is some psychological comfort in ritual and tradition

Zain

@thejuice Definitely. But there is a contradiction there, and contradictions cause distress.

T

thejuice

What's the contradiction?

Zain

Well, you need a reason to go mass. I don't really see a strong reason for its existence. I was just talking about one reason given by tree.

T

thejuice

I see, makes sense.

Judge

Perhaps because such rituals are steeped more in obedience than understanding. Imagine many years ago when much of mass was in Latin and not English.

When parishioners learned from visual cues rather than verbal ones, but never admitted it. Kind of like watching a play without a program. Yet less painful than a Nun's ruler in Catechism. Becoming devout through rote memory. Pax vobiscum...