-— Was the LAST time I set foot near a Catholic church. -—
That’s horrible, but why judge the 2000 year old Church that Christ founded by the actions of one priest? We’re all sinners —even priests.
I’m struggling with how best to answer your question...suffice it to say that it caused me to lose ALL my faith in the servants of that church...it quite seriously shook me to my core. It so flew in the face of everything I had been taught about Catholic priests. That one act caused a deep fissure in the entire foundation of everything I knew about Catholicism. Everything I had ever learned about Catholicism was built on a foundation of sand.
For many years, it resulted in my questioning of faith in general. I’m grateful that I have at least regained my Faith in Christ, but Catholicism? It’s dead to me.
I’m happy for those of you who find what you need in the church...truly...and may God bless you.