The way of message boards I guess.
Lot’s of volatile posts and not reading all the posts, on my part and others, for sure.
Never intended to slam your family so please don’t think so and if I did, please accept my apology. Been there, done that and it’s not pleasant. It’s a discussion I have with one of my brothers all the time...and I tell him to get over it, leave the Church he seems to hate, no big deal. But he won’t yet he’ll continue to talk to me about it, how much he disagrees with the Catholic Church. My attitude is, if you disagree so much and hate it so much, just leave and find something you agree with. Same thing with a friend. She talks about how much she hates this or that about the Church and how her parents would never forgive her if she left, etc. But she hates the Church and doesn’t believe in most of what is taught. Why bother still going to Mass, etc.? Just find another religion. She was seriously injured in a car accident back when we were in college, so she blames God. She blames the Catholic Church for not allowing embyronic stem cell research (cos she thinks it will cure her), she blames the Church for not allowing abortion because they’re not humans yet, etc.
My attitude is if you don’t believe what your Church/the Bible teaches, then leave, find one that is more suitable, and stop trashing or trying to change the one you’re in. I have tons of problems with the American Catholic Church that has become liberal and isn’t following the dogma and doctrine of the Catholic Church. The teachings are there and have always been there.
Just to clarify, my family wasn't having a problem with the church, they were just there to witness the Church having problems for many years. The Church in our area was made up of great people. I blame the overall attack on the Church as coming from the outside from a mass movement to destroy all faiths ......and I'm afraid they are winning.
Have a blessed day FRiend.