A Stupid Question About Morality

[Poorly Catechized Convert]

So I have a question about morality that is probably stupid, but I have received some contradictory answers and so want more feedback.

So I had been spending time looking into remote material cooperation with sin. Eventually, this brought my attention to a video game developer I liked. They allow players to enter into same gender romances. Well I had been paying a monthly fee to be subscribed to their online game. I began to realize that this would be atleast remote material cooperation. From what I had read I had been lead to believe that this would be mortally sinful (recently I’ve heard the opposite so I don’t know what to think). This caused me to begin considering cancelling my subscription. Since I could pay to restore most of the content I’d loose, I felt like this would be a good alternative. I decided to talk to my confessor about this. He told me that once we knew about something like this we were obligated to do something. He did say that the fact that I’d loose content could justify me keeping my subscription. I mentioned that I could restore most of it. At the end I felt that he believed that cancelling would be best. And so that’s what I did.

Soon after this choice began to bother me. I ceased feeling like I own the game and I miss the content that I can’t restore. As a result, I brought it back up to him. Since I’m off at college on the week days I can only see him in the confessional; so I asked him if restoring my subscription would be a mortal sin. He answered by explaining that I wasn’t in mortal sin, but this wasn’t my concern (I new I wasn’t). He also, seemed to think that I felt guilty for continuing to play the game. He did tell me that I either need to come to the conclusion that I’m not intending to support gay marriage and be comfortable with my decision or cancel my subscription. When I asked about buying expansion packs in the future he seemed okay with me proposing to cross that bridge when I came to it. To me these things indicate that he doesn’t think purchasing from them would be mortally sinful and wants to leave if up to me. What do you think my confessor seem to think on this issue? Also, do you think I’d be committing a mortal sin if I renewed my subscription? Thanks.

[CatherineM]

They allow gay marriage in canada, so would that mean it was immoral for a catholic to get married here? This is real life as well, and not just digital. Did I support gay marriage by buying a marriage license. I don't think so.

My mother would have said that you need to air your drawers out and relax a bit.

[Poorly Catechized Convert]

I know, but a marriage license is more essential than a video game. Still you're probably right. What do you think my confessor was trying go communicate to me in the confessional? That really confused me. You're also probably right about me needing to relax.

[CatherineM]

He's basically saying that you need to accept the idea that playing a game doesn't support gay marriage. If you can't, then cancel your membership. It doesn't support gay marriage, but if it bothers you that much , then quit.

[Poorly Catechized Convert]

It doesn't bother me; I just thought we had an obligation to avoid remote mediate cooperation. I just want my game back (fully, I can still play it). My confessor stated we have an obligation to do something when we discover things like this; he also thought my concern was valid. That was during our first conversation. Maybe he was saying that because I presented it as of my mind was made up. Could this be possible?

[blazeingstar]

It doesn't bother me; I just thought we had an obligation to avoid remote mediate cooperation. I just want my game back (fully, I can still play it). My confessor stated we have an obligation to do something when we discover things like this; he also thought my concern was valid. That was during our first conversation. Maybe he was saying that because I presented it as of my mind was made up. Could this be possible?

 

This is a programming issue...honestly to set up such restrictions as "only opposite gender relationships" would be so insanely annoying.  People who wanted to get around it would dress their character in a male/female way...im pretty sure the game dosn't have genitals hanging out all over the place.

 

Besides the fact, this is a game.  Most people who play it are not doing so to act out immoral fantacies.  I know when I was a young  teenager (WAY before homosexual marriage) we'd often claim to "marry" our best friends and call each other "wife" (all girls). My cousins still do this...on face-book my cousin "J" is "married" to her best friend, yet both have boyfreinds.

 

For the most part it's just kids (teens) having fun.

[Tab'le De'Bah-Rye]

They allow gay marriage in canada, so would that mean it was immoral for a catholic to get married here? This is real life as well, and not just digital. Did I support gay marriage by buying a marriage license. I don't think so.

My mother would have said that you need to air your drawers out and relax a bit.

 

 

I disagree, real life is real life,entertainment isn't, you have more choice about the entertainment you subscribe to.

[Tab'le De'Bah-Rye]

It doesn't bother me; I just thought we had an obligation to avoid remote mediate cooperation. I just want my game back (fully, I can still play it). My confessor stated we have an obligation to do something when we discover things like this; he also thought my concern was valid. That was during our first conversation. Maybe he was saying that because I presented it as of my mind was made up. Could this be possible?

 

 

You where confessing two different things possibly, similar but different, and he didn't remember your first confession because you didn't bring it up and what he said.

Edited October 18, 2013 by Tab'le Du'Bah-Rye

[Poorly Catechized Convert]

They both weren't in confession. The first was simply at a meeting we had. I knew I wasn't in sin and so I brought it up outside the confessional. The second time was only in confession because I didn't have time to talk to him in another location. I tried to make it distinct from the rest of my confession. I didn't want him to think I thought I was in sin (given the circumstances there was no way I was in mortal sin). But it seems that the misunderstanding occurred anyway.

I don't think there was much difference between the two talks. The first I was describing the situation and asking what I should do; in the second I briefly recapped told him that the cancellation of my subscription bothered me and asked if renewing it would be a mortal sin.