There's a world of difference between being angry about being lied to and being bitter.
We are told not to sin in our anger, not that anger is necessarily the sin. There is a place for righteous anger at wrongs done. But that does not necessarily have to lead to bitterness and doesn't always. I don't know any ex-Catholics who are bitter.
There are a lot of accusations against former Catholics of bitterness, usually hurled at former Catholics by presently practicing Catholics. It seems to make them feel better, like they're better than everyone else. Or that it's the reason that the former Catholics are speaking out against the errors they see in Catholic church doctrine when compared to Scripture.
But it is untrue in what I'd say are the vast majority of the cases.
INDEED.
The vast majority of ex-Catholics I know literally hate the RCC. They couldn’t leave it fast enough. And this was before I took much interest in it. It seemed strange to hold so much anomosity against an institution.
I studied it and now I nderstand why. It is not Bible-based and it contradicts the word of God continually.
My huband and his four RCC college roommates are all "bitter" against what they were taught by Rome. In fact, it's more than bitterness. They feel lied to regarding something important. Three of them are now Protestants and two are nothings. They are bitter because they wasted so much time and learned errors instead of the truth.
My two best friends from high school are no longer RC. One is Protestant and one is nothing.
People want the truth and are angry when they don't get it
More like couldn't be happier! And KNOW they are blessed!