I'm deceiving almost everyone I know...

queercatholic's picture

Okay so, it kind of hit me yesterday that I was deceiving almost everyone in my church family because I am a Catholic who is also a lesbian...I go about my life being involved in as many church activities because yes, I DO enjoy is, but also because I want people to look at me like that "good little Catholic girl" I...am...kind of...No, that's the point. I'm pretending to be something I'm not. I hate the Catholic Church- HATE IT! But yet, I've spent almost my whole last weekend at church, as well as Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, I have a chuch meeting tonight and I'm spending almost this whole weekend at church as well. Yeah, I'm your perfect Catholic girl. Now, I know a lot of you are just thinking "well, if you're in SO MUCH DAMN PAIN by being in this church...leave, just fucking leave". If it were THAT easy folks, I would have done that a LONNNGG time ago. However, I CANT leave. I have to continue to be involved w/ this church stuff until I am old enough to move out on my own (right after high school is when I plan to move out) and plus...even though I DO hate it...part of me...enjoys it and loves some of the people there...

But I'm deceiving most of the people I know there. I'm a lesbian.

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l.enigma_ambulante's picture

I know how you feel... my

I know how you feel... my family is completely Lutheran (thank you, German blood...), and while homosexuality is not necessarily looked down upon by some, a lot of the older generations, like my Grandparents, do not accept it, and it becomes a big deal. I have not believe in God, Christ, the Holy Trinity or anything else since I was 13 years old, but it would be very difficult for me to leave the faith. My grandparents would rather have me convert to catholicism than become an atheist, for sure, but as soon as I graduate from college, get a good job and a life for myself, I will leave.
I just cannot stand the hipocracy that I hear every sunday, and I have a hard time dealing with the fact that "God" loves everyone, and made everyone who they are, if he did not accept homosexuality. And don't even get me started on the whole transgender vs religion thing..

Yay for rants. =] Haha Good luck, hun. Hope things get easier for you to deal with.