I am a Protestant within the Catholic Church. I’ll believe what I know is the truth, and protest against those who are wrong.
But I’ll never leave.
But I have no problem with priestly celebracy, nor the same for nuns (or even having nuns), nor the Mass, nor do I have a problem with respecting Mary, or the saints, although I will only worship God the Trinity,
I have no issue with having a head of the church, any more than the president of the Untied States, but can despise the man in office, while still respecting the office.
I have deeply studied the history of Christianity and am saddened by the split of 500 years ago, but understand it is not of God but of man.
Yet killing babies, while or after they’ve born?
On purpose, so they are dead and not a bother, or, as some will say, not having the full “quality of life”? What pompous inhumanity!
What evil! It MUST be opposed. And not just by Catholics or even greater Christianity, or I say Christians, but by any and all Americans, and indeed, humans.
It sounds as if you attend the church for fellowship which is great. Our pastor hammers all of the issues although surprisingly he did not bring up abortion today.
Even in Portlandia his church is bursting at the seams since people are starving for the truth. Many churches are missing a real opportunity to bring people in by watering down the Word.
Again, I do respect your allegiance to the “Church”. I just couldn’t swallow the hypocrisy of the leadership. I served as an altar boy decades ago when I was told I would go to hell for eating meat on Friday. I lost my conviction but I am happy that you didn’t.