Catholics simply don’t listen to their pontiffs much and disregard their instructions
where i grew up Catholics were usually more liberal than Southern Baptists, Southern Methodists, Presbyterians and Pentecostals
they seemed to just be going thru the motions more.....communion and some litrugies and out the door
it’s hard to get away that easy in a serious Southern conservative nomination....consternation is an eveready shadow
Catholics were like UCC and Episcopalians
maybe it’s that easy forgiveness for doing bad things you guys have in the confessional we serious Prods lack
we both have shame though, the Christian flip side to Jewish guilt and angst
i’m not surprised but it may be more about the race and ethnicity of catholics....latinos for example...than the religion(?)
Our forgiveness in the confessional is not "easy" by any means. We are required to repent prior to going to confession. Regardless, so few Catholics go to Confession / Reconciliation anymore, it's almost a non-issue.