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WHILE ignoring the problems

[quote=Anonymous]I make sense.

Those who just keep the peace [b]w/o i[/b]gnoring any of the problems are enablers.

If you don't question the church, you're basically excusing all the sexual predators hidden by those high up.  I am probably more religious than many of you, as my culture cannot be separated from Catholicism.  In fact, we "corner" the Catholic market!

However, when I encounter such "devout" Catholics - like you, PP - who question those of us who want the church to change for the better, I do indeed think I'm surrounded by religious zealots.

So b/c I want to help change the church for the better - b/c we should all move forward/evolve, right, PP? - I should leave instead?

Soon you'll be one of a 100 Catholics left b/c of your blind faith.  [/quote]

And...let the Catholic bashing begin.  I'm the first of the PPs you quoted and I agree with you that we need to hold the Church accountable for the sex abuse scandal and coverup.  What you are questioning though, are tenets of faith and those are the basis for Catholicism.  "Changing the Church for the better" is not reclassifying godparents as people who would raise your children if you died, and excusing them from the responsibility of knowing, understanding and raising your child in the Church.  That's a convenience factor on your part.

I'm not a perfect Catholic.  In this day and age I believe its stance on birth control is wrong and it's time to allow women to serve as priests.  Yet, I do respectfully believe that you are misguided in what you are addressing as needing change.

As a correction to others, Catholics are not required to tithe.  Many parishes don't even require anything more besides being a registered member of the parish before providing a letter for the godparents -- a pretty big "loophole".  Other more conservative parishes might require far more but tithing is not a term or practice in Catholicism -- although they seek money the same way any church or organization does.[/quote]

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