Hi all,
I urgently need your feedback. We are a catholic family, moved to the UK few years ago.
Before I had my first child, I was more of an atheist, did not attend church every Sunday etc etc but after having my first child, my view towards going to church changed and I became a strong believer, I?m grateful to god for my lill angel. After all those complications I went through, it was only a miracle that I had my baby successfully. Anyways, long story cut short, I am a regular goer to church and take my 2 years old to the church too.
My husband filled our (his, mine and our child?s) membership form to the local UK catholic church. Recently, I was applying to local catholic schools, as DH and I want LO to follow catholic value and all, and there was a section where I had written my religion, but when DH was reviewing the form, he said ,?Oh no?I had put your religion as blank ?cause I didn?t know if you wanted me to put Catholic??I was soo livid, how dare he ? yes before having our baby I may have laughed but that doesn?t mean he should have done that?.
Now I don?t know, what am I supposed to do, he filled our membership form 3 years ago, since then we had our baby, we?ve been going to the church, my child was baptised here, and now that I have to fill the admission form, I don?t know what to write. Ofcourse the local priest knows me, as I am an active member of the church community, and I feel so let down by my husband, that don?t know what am I suppose to write in the school admission form?
In my mind the options and its consequence are:
- Truthfully, I mention my religion as ?Catholic? in the admission sheet. But I am worried, when the priest goes through our membership form sent 3 years ago and my child?s Baptism record, he would think only my husband and child are catholic, and that I am lying, and he may cancel my childs admission?? Even though our local priest knows me, sees that we attend church every Sunday and I am member of local church group??
- I leave my religion blank, to be consistent with what my husband had written for my religion in the church membership form 3 years ago. But this would mean my child would not be considered for the school as we don?t meet the entry requirement which is both parents should be catholic.??
- Talk to priest and tell him my husband?s mistake of leaving my religion as blank, if he asks me why are you informing so late, I will tell him the whole story that I need to mention my religion for my child?s admission and my husband informed me that he hadn?t mentioned my religion. But I am worried, I don?t want priest to think I am lying because I want to get my child?s admission done. It will not be right. I left my country of birth where I was baptised 25 years ago. And I don?t know where my parents have kept my baptism Certificate.
- I don?t know of any other options, please suggest.
I really really need your help, please let me know. This school is the best in the area and I cannot afford Private school. Any help would be great.