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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you do not like the way the church is treating you, please realize that it is an option to leave the church.  I say this as someone who made a similar choice.  [/quote]

Two of my three children were baptized in the Arlington Diocese.  Agree with the OP that the requirements are ridiculous and frankly, made us feel anything BIT welcome ... We moved/changed address and subsequently joined a new parish when we had a newborn.  I right away asked about baptism and was told I had to wait 6 months...that was the rule.  Ugh.
Leaving the church was the best thing I've ever done.

We we warmly welcomed into the fold of a Protestant church and had our third baptized at 2 months. The pastor was thrilled to baptize our baby and did not care that we weren't members.

[b]My newer congregation is full of ex Catholics.  We're leaving in droves![/b]
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Is this because you no longer believe that the Catholic Church is the church that Jesus established, by designating Peter as its first Pope? Or is it because the Catholic Church doesn't conform to your sensibilities regarding how you should be treated?

I am asking in all honesty.  Being a Catholic is not about feeling good.  It is about seeking the truth.[/quote]

One of my painful memories of my father's death was the funeral where the priest took five minutes before communion to lecture us on the fact that most of the people in attendance were not welcome to join in the communion (including the Catholics if they hadn't been to confession) but he really looked forward to the day when all Christians could worship together when they come home to the Catholic Church. If it wasn't my Dad's funeral I would have walked out right then. Looking at the lineage of Popes over the years makes it pretty clear that the Church has wandered very far from direction given to them by Jesus. [/quote]

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