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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with previous PPs, that this is something you should speak to your priest about.  If you do not find him approachable, find another one or perhaps find a retreat you can go to for a weekend that will have religious who know how to address the questions you have.

I was struck by several things in you post.

You do not believe in transubstantiation.  This is a Catholic belief, but a difficult one.  As a Catholic you personally are not required to believe it, just to want to believe it.  I cannot tell from your post if you believe in consubstantiation, which also involves belief in the real presence.  This is the view of Lutherans and most Anglicans.

However, with regard to Anglicans, beliefs about the Eucharist are all over the map--from those who believe in transubstantiation to those who see the Eucharist as purely symbolic, a view many Protestant denominations have.  This is because Anglicanism/Episcopalianism is a creedal, not a confessional religion.  They subscribe to the Nicene Creed and the Apostles Creed, but have no other foundational doctrinal statements, eg the Ausberg confessions of the Lutherans or the greater catechism of the Catholic Church.  The Book of Common prayer sets out worship and does not set out doctrine apart from the creeds.  Thus, there is a lot of room to accept or reject various doctrines.

You are not so jazzed by Mary.  Well, she is one of the saints, the most honored to be sure, but the Church doesn't really require you to do much to honor her apart from attending mass on August 15.  The rosary is strictly optional.

You feel you should be with God when and where you want.  Well, there is certainly nothing in Catholicism that keeps one from doing that.  You are required to attend church weekly, however, but from your post I guess you would plan on doing that anyway if you joined another denomination.

You want to see different sides of scripture.  I don't know that you need to join another Church to do that.  You can certainly read the Bible on your own and look up all sorts of things on the internet from various denominations and see what resonates.

OP, I think you should do some more reading and searching and seek out thoughtful people with whom you can discuss your concerns.  That you are questioning and seeking is evidence to me that you are in fact practicing the search for faith that marks many good Catholics.

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questioning and seeking is just as likely to lead away from the Catholic church, or anything you're questioning and seeking about.    Many people make change in their lives based on questioning and seeking.   It is hardly typical that such exploration results in returning back where you started.[/quote]

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