[HarleyLady27]

I was raised Catholic, went to Catholic school, and have been strong in my beliefs, I may not always agree with some of the things that come out of the Vatican but God doesn't leave me alone so why would I abandon Him?

[Norm Lenhart]

Why do you feel you have to have a middle man group to stand between or translate between yourself and God? No one has to abandon god because they leave organized religion. My faith grew immeasurably when I left the RC.

When a group starts pushing things 100% contrary to their founding doctrine, that group no longer represents that doctrine.

[max americana]

Well said. Christians leave the church because the church left them and were not teaching the very core principles of Christianity instead leaning toward the wrong perverted doctrine say homosexuality.

God knows how much I’ve heard Jesus turning the water into wine but don’t preach “and the man beside Jesus was gay!”

[painter]

And you don’t have to abandon your Catholic faith either. Like some here want you too.