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[quote=Anonymous]I was baptized and raised Catholic but at this point, in my 30s, I don't go to church and have a lot of issues with things like the refusal to ordain women, contraception, the amount of money and property the organization has in its coffers (while Jesus Christ himself was a poor man), and of course, the sex abuse scandal.

However, DH and I celebrate Christmas and I'd like DC to have an understanding of Christmas, Easter, the religious practices of our ancestors, an understanding of the teachings of Jesus Christ, etc. I just feel weird getting him baptized when my own internal dialogue is something along the lines of "I can't stomach a religion led by a bunch of old men who think I shouldn't use birth control... these same old men covered up the rampant abuse of innocent children but I'm I'm supposed to ignore that and focus on the big picture (Jesus Christ) because that's what counts, oh and never mind the fact that this is one of the wealthiest organizations on earth with trillions of dollars in property while Christ asked his followers to give up their riches..."

I do believe in the messages of Christ, to treat others well, to value life, help others, etc. My parents, of course, would love to see their grandchildren all baptized, receive communion, be confirmed, but it's not up to my parents who I'm sad to say are one of those Catholics who if you bring up the sex abuse scandal respond with "but rabbis have been caught too!" and here's an article about it.

I also assume DC will have a lot of questions about religion themselves one day and quite frankly, I can't answer them and refuse to answer them with sentences that start with "Well, Father so and so says..."

Anyone else facing this? [/quote]

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