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Old Dec 02, 2013, 12:08 PM
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Yep. I'm Catholic. I quit church when I was 15 because I didn't agree with their stance on social issues. Then I went back sometime in my 40's. I attended regularly for 6 or 7 years. Then I quit again, mostly because I still didn't agree with their stance on social issues but also because the part I liked the best, the mystery and ceremony of the mass, is just missing now. It's like everything in our culture, which is all about consumption and comfort. There's no longer a place for transcendence.

I actually considered becoming a nun at two different points in my life. It's a way of life that appeals to me, but frankly I couldn't accept all of the church's teachings, so I'd feel like a fraud.
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