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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was raised Catholic, altar server and all that.  Around 16 I was definitely questioning my faith, so much felt hypocritical.   By 18 was no longer a Catholic believer.  I'm 39 and I'd say I'm more agnostic than anything else.  I have my certain beliefs that are kind of a mishmash of things from various religions and cultures.

There was no turmoil for me or guilt.  A lot of the Catholic beliefs just did not align with my own beliefs and values.  And like I said,  a lot of it felt hypocritical to me. [b] Love thy neighbor....unless they are gay.  
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The change in my beliefs pretty much had zero impact on my life.  My parents were understanding.  I didn't have friends tied to the church.  I view it as a completely neutral part of my life.  It wasn't bad, it wasn't good, it just happened.  [/quote]

Except that is not at all what the Catholic church teaches. So who taught you that?[/quote]

Well not accepting gay marriage (which was very much the case when I was being raised Catholic) and not being very welcoming of homosexuality in general was pretty much the same as "love thy neighbor unless they are gay".  Perhaps things have gotten better or perhaps where I lived was just worse than other places.  But the subtle homophobia was pretty disturbing to me.  [/quote]

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