[metmom]

Were you really EVER a Catholic? Fallen away Catholics - or lapsed Catholics - have a great deal of angst and pathos regarding their lost faith. You seem to have only hostility.

That accusation is hurled at EVERYONE who leaves the church for doctrinal reasons.

I guess you're not familiar with RnMom's Catholic history which she has posted on FR before.

In short, YES, she was a real Catholic. I have no doubt she knew more Catholic doctrine when she left the church than any 10 lay Catholics you randomly pull off the street.