Issues with School ?

Question

On Monday, I begin my senior year of high school. I have gone to Catholic schools since preschool, and this is my final year. In April the bishop of our diocese retired, and a new one was instated. The new bishop has mandated that every student in Catholic schools in the diocese must attend Mass in school at least once per week, and my school is mandating that everyone has to go 3 days a week--Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

This is not going to work out. I am not Catholic and one of my pet peeves is being forced to go to Mass, especially since I don't believe in it. Our school masses generally consist of "If you're not Catholic you burn in h**l. If you're g*y you're a horrible person worthy of death", and since I am g*y and not Catholic it's going to be a living h**l for me. Our school chaplain (who is a bear) does not do these masses, a different priest from the diocese does it. Our chaplain is great, he's really open and I know I can go to him with anything.

To avoid going completely bonkers, is there any way I could get out of this/deal with this? What can I do...I'm desperate...

Answer 1

Best thing to do is arrange a meeting with your chaplain and ask him what your options are. Then talk it over with people you love and trust and come up with a decision that best suits you. Good luck.

Answer 2

tell the office or watever u have over there or just go to a public school for this last year so u could be more social when u start college

Answer 3

Okay Look dude if their saying this REPORT THE SCHOOL INMIDENTLY As they cannot say g*y people burn to h**l get them saying that your defo get your money back and you can get the school closed down

Good Luck !

Answer 4

Just talk to the chaplin about this and tell him your uncomfortable going to mass

Answer 5

Go have a chat to your nice Chaplain

He might be able to get you out of it

Good luck! I can imagine how fun "You'regoingtohellLOLYou'regoingtohellLO... three times a week would be

Answer 6

i hate most if not all catholics school all they teach you is propagana. your not going to burn in h**l if you dont beleive in it. there burning in h**l for acting like god.  and if you can't go. well theres not much you can do but drop. but i dont think that would be good.

Answer 7

it's called "compromise" or being "compromised"

-a trait of religon

Answer 8

aw dude, that sucks. take a gameboy and keep ur head down, and bring ur ipod. lol

serisously though, i'd demand a refund and just go to public school.

Answer 9

Your chaplain is your best bet.  Talk to him about how your conciseness tells you it's morally wrong for your to do what they are asking and ask his advise.

Let me know how that goes.

Answer 10

wow what catholic school do you go to?  i had a couple of lesbians in my catholic school and never once had any of the staff nor priests say they were going to burn in h**l.  get a different school/

Answer 11

ignore catholics plans to take over the world. Talk to your Chaplain he seems like a nice person.

You won't burn in h**l if your g*y or not catholic. That's just to scare people into thinking its a sin to be different

Answer 12

I had to go to chapel every day at my school and I am now bonkers! Its Fantastic! Hated it at the time though..... but much more fun now