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[quote=Anonymous]My mother is a very good and devout woman. She raised me in what can be considered a liberal Catholic church in the DMV. In the sense that it was very intellectual strong focus on social justice. I think that my mom believed that somehow, that particular parish did not *really* follow all of the teachings of the church. Somehow, she got me first communion without me having ever gone to penance. I know I met with the priest 1:1 at that time, and I've been to  services with general absolution, however I have never confessed my sins. My mom believed that I should not have to do that.  I went to, and loved my time at, a Catholic college. I learned in a Sacraments class that I should have been to confession prior to first communion. My mom was unapologetic about what she did. I stopped going to communion at that time while I thought hard about what I wanted to do. My mom, in the last two years, has started going to an Episcopal church for reasons that I won't list here but are the ones that probably come to mind immediately.  I don't go to church, don't believe, but I return to the Hail Mary in times of trouble. What a wonderful thought that a woman who represents all of the goodness in the world might pray for me. I'm giving you that long story so you have some context for my answer. I think that you should be very open and honest with your children about what might be the flaws with the church and how you reconcile that yourself. Until 2 years ago, my mom's framework of that was that the Church is like family and you don't leave your family because it's flawed, you work to improve things in your family. Good luck, and sincerely God Bless you and your family. [/quote]

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