Reply #3: Glad to see someone as celebrated as Anne Rice is speaking out.

[southerncrone]

Agree with Anne Rice on every reason she gave for leaving.

Guess I was ahead of the curve....I left the Catholic Church at the age of 14 in 1969. After being "indoctrinated" for 5 yrs in Catholic school, I pleaded to go to "regular" school. Being exposed to "other" beliefs for 3 yrs was a good thing for me.....it allowed me to see outside the stained glass windows.
I consider it a paradox....my Catholic school education taught me how to think :think:, which ended up causing me to leave the Church. I will always be thankful for that education....the Catholic Church DOES know how to educate, but it's iced w/the BS of "over-obedience", "supreme guilt", & "men-are-better" teachings (the Virgin Mary adoration is a cover).

I long for the day when everyone sees that we all have our own individual religions & beliefs, & that organized religion is a scam. We seem to be inching closer & closer. O8)