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[quote=Anonymous]My parents were devout Catholics, and they raised us to believe that it was important to develop our own consciences and live according to them.  They also sent me to Catholic schools that emphasized learning and questioning.  And so when I became an adult and realized that being Catholic was no longer right for me, it was a result of my learning, questioning, and the values they raised me with.  I wasn't afraid not to conform, because I had been taught to stand up for what I believed was right.

If anything, the reason I left was that my parents raised me with such strong morals and values that I simply could not stomach the things that the Church was doing -- including but not limited to the sex abuse scandal.

I still have many of the same values I was raised with, including many of the religious values -- a sense of obligation to others, especially the most vulnerable; the importance of humility, integrity, compassion; the need for repentance, grace, and forgiveness; the equal dignity of all people; the importance of being a good steward of the earth; etc.  I just couldn't find a home in the Church. [/quote]

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