This happened today with a friend and I feel really bad about it...any advice?

I'm Catholic and she is a Christian ( I know the same but different in practices and everything) well she just told me today that she has to stop talking to me due to that I'm a Catholic cause her pastor told her that I will eventually lead her to a bad side and cut her path to salvation.


we both cried and she has made her decision of doing that.


I feel sad but why don't I feel that bad anymore? My mother said is because I follow my religion I 'm faithful to my church and I won;t change for friendship. what you all think?This happened today with a friend and I feel really bad about it...any advice?
You're right! There's absolutely NO real reason for you to feel bad about this experience.





Religious dogma, rhetoric, and prescribed beliefs are poor foundations for lasting relationships. ONLY truth, or at least genuine SEEKING of truth, is a foundation for REAL lasting love!





I believe that we ALL eventually come to this knowledge, IF we are sincere with our spiritual intentions. Give your friend some time and space, but always be open to truth and BE WHO YOU ARE. Everything will then work out perfectly.This happened today with a friend and I feel really bad about it...any advice?
What a heartbreaker! My heart goes out to you. Something similar happened to me years ago, only in this case, it was my best friend's husband. She still likes me, but her husband threatened to leave her if she didn't break off our friendship. She did, but we'd be friends again in an instant if he would let her. It hurt just to drive by her street, for about a year.





If your friend had been following Christ, she would remain your friend in the hope of showing you why Catholicism won't lead to salvation. Sure, you could change her mind, but if she is well grounded in her own faith, it won't happen.





Remember, people criticized Jesus for associating with sinners.





It's possible you have realized she wasn't much of a friend. On the other hand, if you truly love her as a friend, it is going to hurt. Right now, you may just be numb. But eventually you have to realize that a true friend wouldn't abandon you. Perhaps she is feeling weak. And perhaps her pastor has too much control over her. It's hard to say.





I hope this helps.
So...your former friend is a nut.





Move on. Sorry.
I think it is a sad thing that religion can separate friends.
I think her pastor was mistaken. I have many friends who are not Christian...some are Atheist and some are Muslim. The main thing is to be sure you are firm in your faith. If you stay firm, you will not be led astray.


Something I must as a Catholic...do you have a personal relationship with Jesus, or do you go through the priest?
What is up with all the mellow dramatic stuff. This is just riduclous.
I think it's sad that your friendship wasn't strong enough to not let anyone dictate how you feel. She let others dictate her life, who she could be friends with and who she can't. With Friends like that, who needs enemies?
I have a problem with any Church telling you who you can an can't be friends with.





Her pastor....and your pastor are just human beings like the rest of us.
i think this is crazy, i am a christian and i have a friend who is a faithful Jehovah's witness and i love him to death, i am not intimated by his religion at all nor is he of mine, i hope one day that he will believe with me, but until then he is a friend
That happened to my daughter once; her best friend who is Christian said she couldn't be friends with her any more because our family is Pagan. It was very upsetting to my daughter, but she basically said, ';Okay. I'm hurt, but I respect your beliefs. If you ever change your mind, I'm here for you.'; A year later the girl began calling and they became friends again... for a while, unfortutely the girl ended up running away.
I think you are better off without her so called friendship
I think it's a major shame that she lets someone else tell her who to be friends with. I'm sorry that she's that insecure with her religion.





You aren't in the wrong and don't feel guilty. Perhaps there was some strain in the friendship before this and now there's relief. If someone is willing to let their preacher tell them who to be friends with, they're lacking. That nitwit preacher is the type of Christian that is just spreading intolerance instead of understanding and interfaith working.
How sad for the both of you! Fortunately your mother is very wise. She knows your friend is still your friend, regardless of her current pastors will, and your mother and faith understands this.





Just think in a few years when that Pastor has a true enlightenment and chances his sermons - you can rekindle your friendship.


A human misunderstanding has happened, too bad there is no higher human to change this horror that has befallen that flock. Some pastors are not good with people as you'd think and are more comfortable with behind the scenes religious life, or a life in medicine.


Keep your faith that your friend still cares for you.


I can see why people leave their faith with such garbage for sermons. You 3 are in my prayers.
Open your eyes and see how stupid organized religion is.
Religions often vilify outsiders. It's part of the price you have to pay for blindly following ancient superstition.
I don't understand why her pastor told her that. :-(





I think down the road you two will be united and this time in your life you will look back on realizing it was a test of faith for you both.
I don't think your friend's pastor's advice was good advice.





There are significant differences between Catholic and Protestant faiths. The main one, in my opinion, is that the Catholic church teaches that it's only through the church and its sacraments can you get to heaven. Bible-believing Protestant churches believe that it's through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that you get to heaven. Your friend's pastor is apparently afraid that associating with you will cause her to give up her relationship with Jesus in favor of following the practices of your church.





Here's where the pastor is wrong. Jesus hung out with people who didn't believe as he did. He told us to go out into the world, to be *in* the world, and not to retreat to the shelter of like-minded believers.





Let me be clear: it is VERY important that your friend hang out with like-minded Christians, but she is also called to have friendships among those who do not believe as she does.





I hope you and your friend will restore your friendship.
she made a wise decision, in that her FAITH is not strong enough. If her FAITH is strong enough, her presence should affect you positively, not the reverse.





Her Pastor must had known this.
That reeks of shunning %26amp; im so very sorry that you have to endure that sort of thing. If you ladies both accept Jesus as your Savior why pick at the cactus thats dogma? Im sorry for your loss :(
Life is more important than a non-existent afterlife.
I think she's an idiot for listening to such retarded ';advice'; and you're better off without ';friends'; like that.





I'm an atheist, and I have many Christian friends. My best friend is a strong believer.





We agree to disagree.
That is NOT true! I am really sad to hear this goes on today. Anyone who has faith won't lose their faith by being friends with someone of a different religion!





And certainly Catholics and Protestants can get along just fine!!! We ARE both Christians, even tho we have our disagreements!





Yes it is very sad. What is her pastor afraid of?
HOw sad for your friend to be blindd by a bigotted pastor. Reminds me of the story of the good shepherd and the wicked shepherd for hire - this pastor (another word for shepherd) is obviously the latter. Pray for both.
forget her