Why do you quit the Catholic Church in 1976 at 17?

[Just A Box Of Rain]

21. I remember my parents--who were essentially deists--but were from old-line Protestant ancestry

but were from old-line Protestant ancestry (and also very passionate liberal Democrats), admired Dorothy Day of the Catholic Worker Movement. My mom especially.

That was the Catholic ideal for me. And Pope John, who my mother also deeply admired.

And then, of course, then came Phil and Daniel Berrigan. Back to 67. I remember.

Do you know the artist (former Nun "Sister Corita&quot later known as Corita Kent?

Family lore has the story that as a very young child I was with my family at an art opening where I evidently took hold of Sister Sister Corita's fingers. And I wanted to hold it, for a long time. And she evidently took joy and that and didn't pull away and we had a moment.

My views of Catholicism were more through a lens of social justice and other aspects I admired.

Made it harder.