For the most part, the priests and ministers were *wonderful*, honest, loving people who genuinely wanted to talk to me. I was offered some resolution on some of the issues, but there were things that I could never find satisfactory answers to.My daughter is where you were at, Marie, and it is heartbreaking to me. She has selected, however, to go one further, and step away from faith entirely. The "prize" so to speak through the Catholic Church is the Eucharist (and of course all Sacraments in addition), but lo and behold, you can't receive Him 'until' you become a Catholic, so what that means to me anyway, is that it's almost impossible to have all your questions answered in the beginning or even the middle of your faith journey, because it is through the Eucharist, that the answers keep coming.... and coming..... It is through His Love, His Body, that we grow..... and learn..
Please don’t have a broken heart over her search. For me, at the core, was a genuine desire to truly *know* G-d. Having a child who’s honestly seeking Him is a blessing.
But you bring up a point that I had to come to. I have faith in G-d and His scripture. I still have a heck of a time with human beings ability to understand it. :)
I have received Jesus Christ and I won't go any where near a Catholic church...