I have become very disillusioned with the Catholic Church because I am greatly at odds with many of their political stances (illegal immigration, their warped ideas about “social justice,” and their failure to excommunicate high-profile, influential Catholics who support abortion on demand, to name a few). I cannot remember one sermon in 60 years that emphasized the importance of liberty. Virtue presupposes free will. Helping the less fortunate by choice is a virtue; being forced to help the less fortunate by the government is clearly not a virtue. I have never known the Church to make this point clear to its flock. One can ONLY be virtuous if one if free to be virtuous. The Church has never emphasized how critical liberty is to carrying out the mission of Christ.
Well stated.
The RCC has always been steeped in Communism and Totalitarianism. Failure to abide in the group-think results in a cultiist act of "Excommunication." Would Jesus Christ EVER "excommunicate" any of his flock? Of course not. All He asks is repentance in sin and belief in His Grace.