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[quote=Anonymous]Raised Catholic; very religious/devout believer. Loved that feeling of utter faith. Bernard Law, Archbishop of Boston diocese associated with Spotlight documentary & abuse scandals, presided at my confirmation. He told a story to us (ostensibly to welcome us to the church as adults) about how a 12 year old girl from NJ had been raped by her father & decided to have the baby. No context given, just laudatory story. I had a real jolt of realizing that the church leaders were very political & manipulative. Sadly, I never regained my belief. Ironic, I know. I don't have animosity towards believers although I do think that belief systems are used to control & to discriminate against people. Mostly I am just jealous, because I remember what a beautiful feeling I used to have, and I miss the faith community, which I no longer feel at all a part of. It was a pretty big loss for a teenager, which took me decades to process.[/quote]
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