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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always wonder why people who don't believe what the Catholic Church teaches want to continue to identify themselves as Catholics.  I don't get why you don't go find a church whose authority to teach on matters of faith and moral you will respect.

Being a cafeteria Catholic, or a cafeteria anything for that matter, is illogical.  It is.  [/quote]

I simply don't know a single Catholic who is NOT a cafeteria Catholic.  Some believe in the death penalty.  Some disagree with the Church's teachings on social justice issues.  And some huge majority of American Catholic women (like 90%+) have used contraception at some point in their lives.[/quote]

FWIW, I don't know a single religious person who is NOT a cafeteria religious person. I come from a Muslim background, and I know the same is true for every Muslim I know (from the super conservative to culturally Muslim, and the entire spectrum in between). Although Islam is structured differently, since there's no central leader or authority figure, so the very structure of the religion means there's going to be a lot of variation.

On the one hand I admire that many people of faith (of every different religion) make their own religion and very much employ the use of reason and moderation in their beliefs. On the other hand, a lot of it seems so distant from the orthodoxy, that it hardly seems like the same religion. I sometimes admire more orthodox people for doing less picking and choosing. Ultimately it's a paradox that just never sit well with me, and is a big reason I'm an atheist. [/quote]

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