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In reply to the discussion: 'A step back in time': America's Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways [View all]Rebl2
(13,726 posts)14. So chasing away
the younger people. An acquaintance of mine who grew up Catholic left the Catholic church (in her late fifties) because she was fed up with the priest. I was surprised because she was so involved with her church. I also think she left because most of the church members were much older and they were always calling on her and the very few younger people to do everything even though she herself had many health issues.
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'A step back in time': America's Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways [View all]
dalton99a
May 1
OP
I can only speak for here in Ireland but quite a lot of the moderates left, leaving the conservative/hard right
OnDoutside
May 1
#3
I don't worry about the older group too much, it's the young ones that you need to be concerned with. The ones
OnDoutside
May 1
#9
I'm just spit-balling here, but I think many who appreciated the progress were leaving anyway.
Gore1FL
May 1
#4
I alerted hours ago. They haven't responded, so I guess they're letting the post be. Not up to me.
shrike3
May 1
#28
It's ironic that such a patriarchal, women-hating, male supremacist institution
Sky Jewels
May 1
#19
I like this mom: "I don't want my daughter to be Catholic," said Christine Hammond, "Not if this is the Roman Catholic
BlueWaveNeverEnd
May 1
#24