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Is making a small joke about a bishop mocking?
My friend was mentioning a bishop, so I bluntly made a joke "What? Like the chess piece?" I got a few laughs from my other Christian friends before that friend who mentioned a bishop said it was mocking Christianity. And it was running through my mind getting confused if I'd done something wrong or...
My friend was mentioning a bishop, so I bluntly made a joke "What? Like the chess piece?" I got a few laughs from my other Christian friends before that friend who mentioned a bishop said it was mocking Christianity. And it was running through my mind getting confused if I'd done something wrong or blasphemous, though I don't have a clear mind on what is blasphemous and what is not.
Side note: I am a Christian myself, and I'm trying to learn more about God and Grow more disciplined too, so I'm not very knowledgeable if it's a way of mocking.
chanel Y.
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Dec 14, 2023, 10:51 AM
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Are jokes like those listed here blasphemous, according to Catholicism?
Are jokes like those listed here blasphemous? 1. Whisky is the real holy water [[source][1]] 2. They want to know what the doctor gives me so that they can take it too, they who struggle just as I do. But I do not go to the doctor, I go to the witch! [[source][2]] 3. A priest who never missed an opp...
Are jokes like those listed here blasphemous?
1. Whisky is the real holy water [source ]
2. They want to know what the doctor gives me so that they can take it too, they who struggle just as I do. But I do not go to the doctor, I go to the witch! [source ]
3. A priest who never missed an opportunity to attack the Jews. One day, in a sermon, the priest found a pretext and began to attack Jews, as always. Suddenly, Jesus came down from the cross, looked to the Virgin and says, 'Mom, let's go, it seems that they do not like us here.
, 2 ] (told the same thing on different occasions)
4. Peter was crucified head first so that God could wash his feet. [source ]
5. Because of my big ego, I should call myself, "Jesus II" [source ]
6. The Holy Trinity only give a picture of unity on the outside, but inside, behind closed doors, the they’re all arguing [source ]
I, with a reformed perspective, see these kinds of comments as blasphemous and sinful, but I want to know the Catholic perspective of these kinds of jokes. And what actions should be taken with people who make these kinds of jokes? What are the consequences for a layman and for a member of the clergy?

wildmangrove
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Aug 31, 2020, 08:01 PM
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According to Catholicism, is it wrong to joke about holy things?
Is it okay to joke around about Jesus, Holy Scriptures, and other holy things? Is it okay to perform plays where Jesus is portrayed in funny ways in order to get others interested in the Catholic Faith? My opinion is that it is obviously something bad, but I am interested in the explanation of why i...
Is it okay to joke around about Jesus, Holy Scriptures, and other holy things? Is it okay to perform plays where Jesus is portrayed in funny ways in order to get others interested in the Catholic Faith?
My opinion is that it is obviously something bad, but I am interested in the explanation of why it is wrong? Also, it seems to me that to prove such conduct is bad, it will be necessary to use the definition of what a joke is, and show that when some holy thing is involved in it, that such a moral action is bad. Also, I am interested in examples of saints that denounce such action.
I am interested in the Catholic viewpoint.
Thom
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Dec 21, 2019, 01:43 PM
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