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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was raised in a strict Catholic household but have been non-practicing since adulthood. Since I am an only child, DH and I had our three oldest children attend CCD and receive the sacraments - since it mattered so much to my mother. It was extremely painful for me, but I went along with it because I knew it broke her heart that I simply did not believe the same things she did.

We had to jump through a bunch of hoops for each sacrament and it wore me down more and more over the years. My mom is still alive in her 90s, but thankfully she is not really tracking the progress of our fourth child and we stopped with communion for him. I just don’t have it in my heart. DH and I might have been more accepting of confirming the youngest child, but the process was demoralizing.

If somebody had tracked mass attendance, none of our kids would have made it through. We are by no means the only family in this situation. It’s the church's prerogative to do as it wishes, but I feel it drives lots of people away. [/quote]

You didn’t really do your kids any favors.  If you aren’t a practicing Catholic, doing this for your mother’s sake is completely the wrong reason.  I couldn’t imagine trying to encourage a child to be a participant in in a faith community that I myself had turned my back on.  If this is what you thought would make your mother happy, I’m sure it was only because she thought getting them involved in the sacraments might somehow bring you back to the church.  Because sometimes it does.[/quote]
Is there a way to make sure that donations do not go to any legal defense fund for pedophiles? This is a big obstacle for a lot of Catholics in returning.[/quote]

Unlike Jews and Mormons, Catholics don't require payment of an annual membership fee to belong to a church.[/quote]

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