Just came home from church and we are furious!

[Hulk]

119. Condolences.....

I am also a Catholic....born, baptized, and brought up in the Catholic faith. I remember serving mass at 5 am at the convent often...so private and felt so spiritual. I was an altar boy my entire grade school years, and I even served for funerals and weddings after grade school. I was quite seriously considering the ministry, as I went to Mt Angel, and if things had been just a little different, I can't help but believe I would have joined the priesthood. Ouch!
Sent all my kids to Catholic schools. Had them receive all the sacraments...and now...I'm totally away from the Church..and have been since the Bush-fiasco. I lived in Mexico for five years, and I became acutely aware of how evil the Catholic Church has been throughout history: the Inquisition, exploitation of the indigenous in the New World, the poisonous molesting of children and COVER-UP by the Church, and now, their political stand AGAINST what Jesus himself would have been on the opposing side for...except perhaps abortion...and I'm anti-abortion, but pro-choice.

I found ONE Catholic Church here in Portland, Oregon, that actually practices the way of Christ. It is totally a socialistic parish. They run a food kitchen, shelter the homeless, are internationally involved in sending goods and money south to Latin America where it is desperately needed; but OMG....so rare to find. The parishioners are all "60's hippies", and they are a pleasure to sit next to and sing with, and hold hands and hug and share with. But this is so rare, and so out of the ordinary for the Catholic faith.

We recently visited a neighborhood Catholic Church, and I'm disgusted. The same crap you ran into. Stuffy, "go-to-church.....now-I'm-a-good-Christian" mentality. Cold as stone. Just the mass...and nothing personal at all..until it comes to being anti-Obama. Sickened and saddened. I guess I'm done with Catholicism until and if it should ever get it's head out of it's ass and start actually following the teachings of Christ.

I feel bad for you..but you aren't alone. There are MILLIONS of us who have left, and can no longer take the hypocrisy and crime that belongs in Rome and in our neighborhood churches. It's a sad day for Christ. It's a sad day for Christians.