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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am Catholic, but I've always attended Franciscan parishes which tend to be liberal and focus on liberation theology. I attend Sunday mass weekly and pray daily. I also am pro-gay marriage and pro-choice. I probably would not have had an abortion if I ever got pregnant by accident but I also knew in my two (planned) pregnancies that I would abort if there was a condition incompatible with life. I also use birth control and had sex before marriage.

[b]My faith focuses on doing good works, not judging others, feeling a spiritual connection to God. I don't believe that to be contrary to the Catholic Church.[/b] I don't plan on converting as long as I have a strong parish and strong priests who put social justice and Jesus' words in front of policing other peoples' sex lives. [/quote]

THose things are not contrary to any religion and except for "feeling a spiritual connection to God"  would apply to humanism as well.  There is much more to Catholicism and being pro-gay and pro-choice are not included.  Granted many Catholics are acepting of those things, but they are not following the very clear directives of the Church. [/quote]

My relation to the church is a complicated one. I have considered converting many times. However, I have been lucky enough to find Catholic parishes and priests who focus on the non-judge mental aspects of Catholicism, for lack of a better term. I am friends with many priests who take issue with the Church's position on gay marriage. In fact one of the priests I know will bless the marriages of gay Catholics in a private ceremony (it's not the sacrament of marriage). The Church is thousands of years old and does not change as quickly as many of its parishioners but I do believe that it is slowly liberalizing. I'm not sure why some people on this board are so rabid and judgmental about the way others choose to live our faith. If the only people allowed at church were those who don't use birth control, the Church would be in even worse shape than it is now. I don't remember the exact statistic but something like 85% of all Catholic women use birth control.[/quote]

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