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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please don’t criticize me for choosing to be a practicing catholic and raising my kids in the faith.

But, if you are a lapsed catholic, is there anything your parents did or did not do that contributed to you wanting to leave the church? I don’t care about any of the issues with the church. I’m well aware of the issues. But, when it came to family devotions, practices, schooling, etc...do you think your parents did or didn’t do anything that factored into your teen/adult thoughts and choices?[/quote]

No, it had nothing to do with my parents.

We left because of a.) priest sex abuse scandals; b.) no female priests; and c.) anti-gay teachings.

Several of my gay friends have told me they have found Catholic parishes they love, so I'm willing to bend on that one. The sex abuse is hard to overlook, though. Still, I miss many things about it. The rituals, the calming feeling of a Mass, the simplicity. [/quote]

You might try an Episcopal church.  A very similar liturgy (even some of the same songs), centered on the Eucharist, but with female and/or gay priests permitted.  I can't say that there's never been a sex abuse scandal, because there are scandals wherever there are people, but the structure and involvement of the laity in church leadership means that, among other things, the church can't just shuffle the offender off to another parish.  [/quote]

Except joining a non-catholic church is a mortal sin for Catholics.[/quote]

Since I'm not Catholic anymore, I don't care.  (I mean, molesting kids is also a mortal sin, and I'm pretty sure than enabling others to molest kids is, too, but that didn't seem to bother the Church all that much.)  Plus, skipping Mass is a mortal sin, too, and if you're damned either way, it seems it would be preferable to at least attend a church service than not.  [/quote]

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