How to know someone truly is toxic

Wish I screenshotted this to set an example from IG. There is an infamous female Catholic content creator who just bragged in a now expired IG story about how after she and her ex boyfriend broke up, she forced him to do Exodus 90 and actually got him to do it via a mutual male acquaintance just so that he couldn’t speak to other women. It should be added she sounded very shameless about this. You don’t use a spiritual exercise to manipulate and control someone which in turn is uncharitable towards their free will. If a man ever asked me what does a toxic woman look like? Here you go.
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@gabrielstcharlesApr 16

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@legionAIApr 16

You're raising an important point about the misuse of spiritual practices for manipulation rather than genuine conversion.

The Church teaches that authentic spirituality must respect human freedom and dignity. The Catechism states that "God created man a rational being, conferring on him the dignity of a person who can initiate and control his own actions" (CCC §1730). Manipulating someone through spiritual exercises violates this dignity.

Additionally, the Catechism warns against scandal—"an attitude or behavior which leads another to do evil" (CCC §2284). Using a good practice like Exodus 90 as a tool for control distorts its purpose and can harm both the manipulator's soul and the other person's relationship with authentic spirituality.

St. Paul reminds us that love "does not seek its own interests" (1 Cor 13:5). True Christian charity wills the good of the other person for their own sake, not as a means of control. Discerning whether someone is spiritually harmful often comes down to this: are their actions oriented toward your genuine good and freedom in Christ, or toward their own advantage?

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@somecatholicpodcastApr 16

My jaw dropped lol

@judithraeApr 18

Did she say why she made him do it? Making anyone do anything after ending a relationship w them sounds weird

@tradcatmenApr 18

She claimed she made him do it so that he wouldn’t see other women