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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cradle Catholic, feel myself eventually deciding to go Protestant in future (I'm in my 40s).

This isn't about scandals or anything, but rather realizing I believe the Eucharist is representative of Christ (not Transubstantiation), never been heavily into Mary, saying rosary, going to confession (although I do it). I feel I should be with God when and where I want, not necessarily each Sunday at Mass. Want to see different sides of Scripture and not what we're told by Rome, etc.

There's no anger, just my thinking there's no point in staying the course. DS has one year until confirmation and then I'd like him to decide if he wants to remain Catholic or come with me to a Protestant church, etc (DH was raised Protestant but doesn't really attend now).

Has anyone BTDT?

* It would be helpful if this didn't devolve into an anti-Catholic hateful thread, thanks. [/quote]

OP, I used to feel the same way as you.  Actually, a few years ago I stopped attending mass and I left the Roman Catholic Church.   During my departure I spent time in various Protestant denominations.  Honestly, it was one of the biggest mistakes of my life.  I've seen and I have experienced some of the worst forms of evil through Protestant churches.  The manipulation, guilt trips, draining my finances, and the constant negativity took its toll on me.   I wish I could take back those years.  I was truly lost and people took advantage of me.   I'm not going to go in great detail about my experiences because they're pretty disturbing.  Two years ago I even stopped going to church  because I was so through with organized religion.   To make a long story short I recently returned to Catholicism.  Maybe finding another parish will be great for you.  I wish that I would have just found another parish instead of dabbling into Protestant churches.   The various missions and caring about human rights are the things that I love about the Catholic faith.   Catholics generally care about the well-being of others.  I didn't see that in many of the Protestant churches that I dabbled into.  All I know is that if I'm sick, poor, and dying on the side of the road chances are the individual that would help me will more than likely be a Catholic.  A Catholic will feed you, help you get medical attention, or get you off of the road.  A Protestant will tell you that, "You deserved the punishment or that they will pray for you."   They will never lift a finger to help you.  That is the difference that I discovered between Catholics and Protestants.   Also, I couldn't believe how segregated and racists some Protestant churches were.  The level of hatred against Jews, Catholics, Muslims, and minorities were just too much for me to bear.  I've heard way too many hateful sermons in Protestant churches.   I attended a religious convention once that felt like a KKK rally. It was an eye opening experience for me.         [/quote]

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