[metmom]

Sad to say, but it appears that FRoman Catholics are seriously out of touch with mainstream, grassroots Catholicism.

They don’t seem to have any idea what the average lay Catholic thinks, knows, and believes. We former Catholics keep trying to tell them and they either deny it or change the subject or accuse us of making it up, or we’re *poorly catechized*.

ANYTHING but admit that we know what we’re talking about from honest to goodness, real life experience and conversations.

WE’RE not the ones who don’t know what’s going on in the Catholic church.

[caww]

It is difficult to understand why they cannot see their memebership is as lax as they are. Oh they may recite the Rosary and mention what their Priest might say. But do have dialogue about scriptures, or why they believe what they do..it’s always about what the church says. They do practice Churchianity rather than Christianity.

Of course there are those who are sincere in their faith and do study...but I’m speaking of those I have met.

[presently no screen name]

Sad to say, but it appears that FRoman Catholics are seriously out of touch with mainstream, grassroots Catholicism.

I see them like the liberal media - while they babble away, I laugh at the deception they speak and the control they display. The RC are closing churches, they have ad campaigns seducing people into their web while they pay off victims. Then one looks at the RCC's history - and it's one big ugly picture! Garbage in, garbage out!

The price they pay for not making God's Word The Final Authority is warranted, IMO.

[Cronos]

Actually, those who left the Catholic Church in the 60s and 70s are the ones who don’t seem to have any idea what the average lay Catholic thinks, knows, and believes.

We Catholics believe in ONE God, Father SON and Holy SPirit. We believe that Jesus Christ is God. God from God, light from light, TRUE God from true God. Begotten not made. Of ONE being with the Father, through whom all things were made.

now if anyone does not believe that, then no wonder they would leave the Catholic Church

[MarkBsnr]

Sad to say, but it appears that FRoman Catholics are seriously out of touch with mainstream, grassroots Catholicism.

Fascinating. So you claim that only failed Catholics really understand true Catholicism.

They don’t seem to have any idea what the average lay Catholic thinks, knows, and believes. We former Catholics keep trying to tell them and they either deny it or change the subject or accuse us of making it up, or we’re *poorly catechized*.

In other words, the only ones who truly know the Church are those who hate it. A fascinating theory.

ANYTHING but admit that we know what we’re talking about from honest to goodness, real life experience and conversations.

Like a bunch of little girls gossiping about somebody else.

WE’RE not the ones who don’t know what’s going on in the Catholic church.

Sure.