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To: daniel1212

Catholics in the United States want to change the church to suit their life style and beliefs which are not biblical. These same people polled probably never attend church.


15 posted on 03/15/2013 1:04:58 PM PDT by YukonGreen
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To: YukonGreen
Catholics in the United States want to change the church to suit their life style and beliefs which are not biblical.

As a former Catholic, I can tell you factually that's not just a problem in the Catholic Church. When my wife and I left the Church in 1992, it was largely due to our parish being dominated by "Cafeteria Catholics" ... those who picked and chose what part of Catholic teachings they wished to abide by. There were other things too such as the dual standards that applied for high-powered political people who worked against the Church's interests while still maintaining their "Catholic" status with a nudge and a wink from Church leadership.

The totality of the two was very disheartening.

We found (or thought we did..) a good Biblical church after we left, only to be similarly disappointed, for much the same reasons.

While we eventually found a "Church home" and immersed ourselves in volunteer and other activities within, we've come to learn again that no matter where one goes, there will always be those who seek to either change the Church to what they want it to be, or pick and choose what they want to believe in.

For them, it's not about the Lord, it's about them being Lord to themselves. That ain't right whether it happens in the Catholic, Baptist, Protestant, Lutheran or non-Denominational church.

For us, the question then became are we judged by what they do in not adhering to the Church's doctrine, or are we judged by what we do in following Church teaching? Of course the answer is we're judged on how our hearts are with the Lord, we're not accountable for "them."

22 years later with much hindsight, that's the lesson. No church is perfect. Never will be because we're humans, sinners, and all fall short in the Lord's eyes.

83 posted on 03/15/2013 5:24:20 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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