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edhopper

(36,979 posts)

11. You are not leaving the Church

Reply to meow2u3 (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 07:57 AM

Jun 2012

you were never part of the Church. You were the flock the Church oversaw.
The clergy is the Church, a small group of mostly men that live among themselves and protect and serve their group to the exclusion of everyone else. They protect the priests over the congregation.
They protect child rapists rather than the children.
You are not leaving the Church. They don't consider you the Church. You are choosing another venue to follow your faith.

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5 Questions Before You Leave the Catholic Church [View all] meow2u3 May 2012 OP

The Terri Gross interview is excellent and recommended. cbayer May 2012 #1

I left at 15 years old HockeyMom May 2012 #2

I left at age 5, after being punished for playfully spashing some girls with holy water. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #3

Those aren't the 5 questions I would have chosen. dimbear May 2012 #4

I'd ask these question, in addition meow2u3 May 2012 #9

Great interview, as per usual on Fresh Air Starboard Tack May 2012 #5

The church left me..... Historic NY May 2012 #6

It started out weak and just went downhill. laconicsax May 2012 #7

Hard to argue --> daaron May 2012 #8

I'm long gone and have been for well over a decade, but let me answer her questions anyway: ButterflyBlood Jun 2012 #10

You are not leaving the Church edhopper Jun 2012 #11