[forktail]

Perhaps if the Catholic Church weren't so worried about sharing its assets with lay women (or the wives of Priests) they wouldn't have the problems they do.

As a recovering Catholic I can tell you most of the problems of the Catholic Church are self inflicted.

[baltodog]

First of all, I am a "Catholic-on-Leave". I am trying to figure out if I want my family (non-Catholic) to make the required commitments to the Catholic church.

I'm also "trying out" different Christian religions/churches. I have several friends involved in the ministry and look forward to seeing what they have to say. I also see a future where I am involved in a church, yet visit others.

I have a feeling that I'm going to head back into the Catholic church and embrace the lifestyle that will be expected of me.

As for the sex thing, we can do all the studies we want to. We can interview anyone we want to. It's not Catholic priests that molest children...it's homo/heterosexual pedophile predators....yep, the same kind that roam our schools' halls, that drive our kids' busses, that go to Boy Scout meetings, that are leaders at the church camps, etc.

Religion has nothing to with that.

[A.A. Cunningham]

As most devout, learned Catholics will tell you, the overwhelming majority of "recovering Catholics" are suffering from self-inflicted ignorance.