In 2009, After a 13 year absence, I returned to the Catholic Faith.
I have discovered a HUGE lurch to the left among the priests along with many of the lay people.
I believe this ‘going over to the dark side’ has driven many away from Christian Churches.
JMO..
Lefties in the Catholic Church are nothing new. Our Church definitely has a mix of libs and conservatives. Some of the libs are good Christians, I know it's an oxymoron but they come from the boomer generation. The religious ed coordinator was one of them. She is now retiring and being replaced by a conservative. Our priest tries to show no political leaning, but he knows what's going on. All of our homeschool families are conservative. I'm the pointy stick in some of our Bible study and faith sharing meetings.
But I know what you mean. When traveling to other Churches, I thank God I'm at where I am. Now that you came back, maybe you're being called to be a "pointy stick" too. God bless.