Why does my friends catholic mom think I'm a bad person?

the best thing to do is to not bring up the subject of religion at all, and if it does, and she goes on a tyraid, just be quiet. that always works with my parents. you don’t have to listen to them, but you have to show respect for them. Don’t say anything!

Well, you are friends with you friend, not her mother. Just hope that her mother’s views don’t cloud her judgement on how great of a friend you are. Remain respectful and courteous to the father. To be honest, you really don’t have to deal with the mother too much. Since the father is moving across the street, just hang out with your friend when she visits her dad. Don’t even bring up the religious issue, and hopefully he won’t care.

Ignore her mom. If she wants to judge you behind your back, then let her be immature. Just try to be the bigger person about this. I had a similar problem…this guy I was dating had extremely religious parents, and him(my boyfriend at the time) and I were atheist, and they thought I had made him atheist…and it was a disaster…

not going to church doesnt necessarily make a person bad :S

But if thats what her mom thinks then you can probably show her that you are a good person by being polite to her, staying out of trouble, keeping your grades up, etc. That way, your friend’s mom might think you are a positive influence to her daughter.