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To: REPANDPROUDOFIT
P.S. At the age of 50 I began to attend the Baptist Church and one day it hit me - I WAS good enough because Jesus died on the cross and forgave all of my sins. He didn't expect perfection. What a releif it was to invite Jesus into my heart!

Indeed, we are quite different. I was a cradle Catholic who left for 20 - 25 years in the wilderness of atheism and agnosticism. 2 weeks ago I reconciled with the Church after years of questioning and studying.

I had my share of similar issues, and found the answers to them quite easily. There are lay movements in the Church that focus on people like us the ones with questions and anger. V2 had a host of problems in the way it was implemented (these problems vex us still to this day but are being worked on), especially here in the US.

The harm of this movie is that it gives anti-Catholics more ammo against the Church. Unfortunately, so many lay Catholics do not know the Biblical facts and the history of the Church in order to defend her. Who was/is at fault? The Church, to a certain degree. But with the inflow of former Protestant clergy (& I don't mean to imply that the flow goes but one way) into the Church and lay ministry, I think the tide is starting to turn.

125 posted on 05/29/2006 8:32:07 AM PDT by technochick99 ( Firearm of choice: Sig Sauer....)
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To: technochick99

I am happy that you found your church home again. I know several "New" Catholics. Myself, I am not ready for that and never will be. I am working throught the guilt complexes. I know I sound like I harbor terrible resentment toward the Church. That is not the case. I have simply found a new way to worship that is extremely satisfying. I, personally, could never have that feeling with the C. Church.


148 posted on 05/29/2006 1:17:46 PM PDT by REPANDPROUDOFIT
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To: technochick99
2 weeks ago I reconciled with the Church after years of questioning and studying.

Congratulations, and welcome home. God bless you.

203 posted on 06/02/2006 10:57:16 AM PDT by Nihil Obstat
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