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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reason I like the structure and dogma is that it is something I can aim at a work on weekly. The reason I don’t like the people is because they are not nice and it doesn’t seem like the fruits of their labor are actually good. [/quote]

All the people?[/quote]

No, but unfortunately there are too many bad apples to make it a healthy place. You can't get away from them easily.[/quote]

Every church? Everywhere?[/quote]

Can you name a church with no bad apples? I’d like to go.

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I think the sex abuse in the church and the cover-up by the priests and parishioners along with the haughty attitude towards others is just not worth my time to show up. I can worship God without them being in my face.[/quote]

If you claim to be Catholic, this is not true. [b]Corporate worship and participation in the Eucharistic sacrifice are intrinsic to Catholicism.[/b] [/quote]

You really need to get your head out of an old theology book and take a look around you. Stop parroting centuries-old philosophical musings and objectively look at how the Church today in 2022 relates to people and ministers (or fails to minister) to their needs. People want trust. People want relationships. People want spiritual food. People want hope. Shoving dusty philosophical tenets down people's throats while using lofty words that are unrelatable to many will only drive more and more people away.[/quote]

The essential truths about God (who is truth itself, and unchangeable) are eternal. I don’t know how anyone would get all that trust, relationship, hope and spiritual food you mention if they are not in a group environment as opposed to sitting at home and worshiping alone. The Eucharist IS the spiritual food you claim to want. Your comprehension of these matters seems extremely superficial. [/quote]

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