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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another Catholic in a similar situation here. I’ve been church shopping for a few months and can say that UU isn’t for me either. Intellectually, I think they’re great. I like the emphasis on social justice and inclusion. However, at some basic level I missed the ritual and doctrine of the Catholic Church. Even though I don’t think there’s meaning in the rituals of Catholicism, the rote prayers and formula of mass were always comforting to me. I don’t have a church yet but have found that generally I feel more at home in Protestant churches than in the UU church.[/quote]

Another cradle Catholic here.  My kids were baptized in the RCC but when the Boston Globe story came out in 2002, my son was in kindergarten and I just couldn’t do it anymore.  I certainly could not trust that he would be safe with the priests at our parish.  Moreover, my DH is Jewish and divorced, and our marriage is not valid in the eyes of the RCC.  I should not have been taking communion. I didn’t want to have to maintain the cognitive dissonance required to stay.

I tried the UU Church, but it felt “off” to me.  Like a meeting, not a religious observance.  So I tried some Protestant churches and ultimately chose my local ELCA Lutheran congregation, which has been my church home since then.  My kids have had a great experience, as have I.   I love how close knit the congregation is, the beauty of the liturgy, the music (which is way better than the music in any Catholic Mass I have ever attended).

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