Pick and Choose Catholicism: Faith OR ideology?

Greetings,

Here is the way faith works.  As Catholics we pray the scriptures, we pray privately, and go to Mass.  Through our relationship with Christ within the Church, we are transformed to Love as Christ loves.  If there is a Church teaching we disagree with, it is our moral responsibility to study that issue from the Church's point to view.  Our goal is to think as the Church.  In doing this throughout my life, I have found that the Church is very wise, and that I was not as bright as I thought I was.

There is a problem when we disagree with the Church, and then run with our own ideas.  It means that ideology will trump Church teaching.  Our politics and our sinfulness will lead us rather than the Scriptures and the teaching of Christ.

Here are two examples:  First, Abortion:.   Here is an article showning Catholics politicians and abortion.  They have forgotten what their faith teaches and they are letting Ideology come before Faith.  Abortion is taking innocent human life:

http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7449&Itemid=48

The Second is issue where ideology is more important than faith:  Torture.   Torture is a moral evil and our church teaches that torture is wrong.   Still, in the following polls Catholic support torture more than the general public.   We need to learn what our faith teaches and live it.   Faith should always come before ideology.

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/god-and-country/2009/04/30/poll-most-evangelicals-and-catholics-condone-torture-in-some-instances.html

I began this blog so that Catholics can learn to be Catholic.   Let us seriously study our faith.  Let us pray.  Let Christ transform your life in love.

peace