Of course. It's pretty common on FR to have FRoman Catholics presume the worst about why someone left Catholicism. It's never because they disagree with the RCC doctrine, now is it?
Problem is that Catholics have been so indoctrinated that it is simply beyond their comprehension that someone could not be a Catholic simply on the basis of finding differences between what the Bible states and what Catholicism teaches.
Well, newsflash, When I accepted Christ and became a Christian and felt the need to go back to church, I DID start by attending the Catholic church I was raised in. I went for months, and the longer I went, the more discrepancies I saw.
I was invited to attend an Evangelical church and was astounded at the difference in the services and teaching. I vacillated between the two for some months and finally made the break and never looked back.
And contrary to what I've been accused of, it was NOT over an issue of morality or sin in my life, or bitterness. It was a decision made with eyes wide open that I thought through carefully.
Courtesy pinging others who have been in the same boat because I KNOW my story is not so unusual. The people I've met who left the Catholic church have not done it over moral issues, but rather doctrinal, not being able to reconcile the teachings of Catholicism with Scripture.
I’m not assuming the worst about why people left Catholicism. The thing is, I’ve had plenty of chats with people of various denominations about differences in doctrine. Those people who left Catholicism because they are gravitating to teachings that make more sense to them are not the same ones who shut down or redirect the conversation when they find out what religion I am.
Also, I didn’t mean to sound like people with “issues” with the Church don’t have some good reasons, or that I assume their issues were one-sided, with the Church being always blameless.
Likewise...
It's pretty common on FR to have our MORMON FRiends presume the worst about why someone left Mormonism; too.