You have an excellent point. For me personally, I just can't see abandonning my faith all together. I was born and raised Episcopalian, but converted to Catholicism as a pre-teen. As most Catholics do, I've gone thru that phase where you struggle with trying to justify your modern world with what Church teachings are. Most people do just what you said and stick with the Church in spite of their own modern beliefs (ie gays aren't bad, abortion doesn't damn you to hell, etc.) I'd reached a point of apathy with the Church for other very personal reasons having to do with all the molestation cases. I thought about going back.
After seeing your post today, I don't think I'll be going back to that fold, because, like you said, they're working against me and beliefs I totally do not understand. Time for me to put my money where my mouth is, so to speak.
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Date: 2003-08-01 06:35 am (UTC)After seeing your post today, I don't think I'll be going back to that fold, because, like you said, they're working against me and beliefs I totally do not understand. Time for me to put my money where my mouth is, so to speak.