My grandfather quit the Catholic Church (or more fair it quit him) [View all]

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My grandfather was born in the early 1900's near Pittsburgh to very recent Italian immigrants (his older brother was born in Italy). He was raised Catholic and stayed Catholic until 1947, when he married my grandmother who was a Baptist divorcee. She got a divorce in Pennsylvania in the 1940's which was very hard to do. Her first husband was an abusive alcoholic. My grandfather still prayed with the Rosary, read the lives of the Saints, but he never set foot in a Catholic church after he married my grandmother. I am not saying that every Catholic should leave their church but the notion that it is in any way analogous to leaving the country is nothing short of absurd. My grandfather left the church despite the fact his entire family was still in it and convinced he would be going to hell for leaving his church. But he still did it. He did it because he loved his wife, and loved his daughter and later loved his grandkids. He felt they were more important that staying in the church. You have every right to say that the fact the church both thinks marriage equality is Satan's work and shows no sign of ever altering that position, is important enough to stay in, that is your choice, but don't pretend that it is the same as leaving America, it isn't and unless you are a moron, you know that too.