{"id":4704,"date":"2016-03-03T15:43:12","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T20:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/?p=4704"},"modified":"2016-03-03T19:38:21","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T00:38:21","slug":"veil-induced-fascination-with-your-neighbors-interior-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/2016\/03\/veil-induced-fascination-with-your-neighbors-interior-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Veil-Induced Fascination With Your Neighbor’s Interior Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Let me tell you about something lovely that happened to me in real life: I was at supper at church, and I met this lady who could out-trad all the trads. \u00a0I was glad to finally meet her, because I love her wardrobe and never get a chance to say so. \u00a0Anyway, she comes up and says hello and chats for a bit, and voices a few opinions on matters which Catholics are free to disagree about it, and which not everyone at the table shared.<\/p>\n

Can you\u00a0guess what happened?<\/p>\n

Try to guess.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s crazy.<\/p>\n

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Nothing.<\/p>\n

Nothing happened, that\u2019s what. \u00a0Because Catholics are free to disagree about these matters. \u00a0Normal, sane, friendly Catholics can have supper together and disagree about things and still get along just fine.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

This was a particularly poignant moment because just earlier in the day I\u2019d watched Catholics on social media start foaming at the mouth over the v-word<\/a>. \u00a0Before we talk about what this has to do with your moral life, let\u2019s review:<\/p>\n