‘Receiving the sacraments’ doesn’t necessarily mean one understands. A lot of that happens when one is too young to really understand in the first place, and at that point is a function of one’s family’s tradition, not the true volition of the child.“
Check the catechism on this and or talk to an intelligent priest if it’s important to you
I believe you are quite incorrect
Check the catechism on this and or talk to an intelligent priest if it’s important to you
Better yet, check your Bible.
I’m not Catholic; but I know my own history, and what caused my turn from organized religion.
There’s a difference between ‘despising’ Christianity, as the OP puts it, and simply turning from the organized churches.
I’ve known lots of political liberals - nearly all of my friends in the past and my coworkers; and I’ve never known one who ‘despised’ Christianity.
I’ve known a lot who didn’t understand it, though.