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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lutheranism is much closer to Catholic than American Episcopalianism.  It does not believe in transubstantiation but the liturgy is what you are used to.[/quote]

The Episcopalian liturgy is virtually word-for-word the Catholic liturgy before the most recent changes.  [/quote]

The liturgy may be the same, but the approach to social issues couldn't be more opposite (pro-life, gay marriage).

I don't see how Conservative Catholics will feel at home in an Episcopal Church.  [/quote]

Conservative Catholics wouldn't be considering a change.[/quote]
This conservative Catholic is leaving Catholicism.  I'm going to call my parish tomorrow morning and tell them that my family is leaving the church.  I will cease all monetary donations to Catholic organizations including their schools.  I stand with Jesus not with an institution that accommodates pedophiles. I align myself with Jesus not homosexual and pedophile priests who prey on children.  I will not step foot in a Catholic Church again unless it is a museum.   A true follower of Christ will never support or make excuses for the evil that resides within the Catholic Church.  I wish we could line these monsters up along the aisles of Catholic churches and stone them to death.

Conservative Catholics don't support child abuse!  Unfortunately, the priesthood seems to attract mentally unstable men who like to abuse children.      [/quote]

Sounds like it is for the drama and attention and not much substance. This has been known for many years and you still contributed to the church and continues there. Why now? Just because a government body confirmed it?  [/quote]

NP.  Don't be so harsh on PP.  Lots of posters on here have expressed that this Pittsburgh report was their tipping point.  [/quote]

Everyone has a different tipping point.  As children sibs and I had some close relatives who were  not Catholic.  We recognized that and frankly would have been very happy to go elsewhere.  Parents said no.  That was in elementary school.   That was pre-abuse investigations.  Now after the Pope had Bernard Law ensconsed in the Vatican and gave him a fine funeral?  Wuerl?

How are these priests different from Jerry Sandusky? Compare those in authority in the Catholic Church to what happened to those in authority at Penn State.   Plus people might be scared for additional reasons - use of doctrine etc.

I became aware of the institutional cover-ups decades ago ie https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/02/16/priests-charged-with-abuse/14f5cec1-ee44-48b3-b37e-6d9c1b989755/?utm_term=.67bfa51607fb   [/quote]

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