"Entertaining Angels" Question 6

When Forster accuses the church of "sucking all the joy right out of life",he is referring to his belief that the Catholic Church is imposing on his freedom. Forster believed that the strict rules of the Catholic Church prevented one from enjoying life's pleasures and did not allow one to live life fully. Forster lived by the motto of doing "whatever feels good" , which the Church naturally opposed. Forster disagreed with the Church's views regarding things such as premarital sex and money spending habits. What Forster did not realize, however, is how enriching it can be to follow Church teachings and how much the Church has to offer even though it may be strict about some issues. Forster failed to take notice of all of the things that the Church as a community offered to one's life rather than "sucked away" from one's life.