Religion
In reply to the discussion: Catholic "criminals" [View all]ButterflyBlood
(12,644 posts)I've explained my issues with Catholicism, and that I see converting away as the only acceptable option (after all if I didn't, it's not what I would've done.) This was largely due to it being a patriarchal organization ran exclusively by white males. This does not mean:
1-I hate Catholics, or consider all Catholics criminals, (I even stated the thread that spawned this one's OP was too broad brushing). Even if I did, this does not mean:
2-That I want to restrict voting rights from Catholics. This would make little sense considering that I once voted for a Catholic for President (my first Presidential vote in fact), and voted for a Catholic for Vice-President twice. Even if I did, this does not mean:
3-That I want to limit voting rights to only white males. This would make sense only if all non-white males were Catholic, and no white males were Catholic, which considering the RCC is a white male-ran institution, is fairly absurd. This also does not make sense considering I voted for a non-white for President twice (even more counting the primaries), and my top choice for 2016 is the woman he defeated for the nomination in 2016.
It would also make little sense that I would reject a white male-ran organization for a church with an Asian female as co-lead pastor.