[Jason1]

I was raised Catholic, Baptised, went to communion and confession on occasion, ect. I went to Sunday School, but I was never in Catholic school. My dad was actually a Lutheran and went to Church with my grandma, and I went with my mother and my other grandma.

Anyways I pretty much quit going to church or really associating myself with anything Catholic once I was old enough to realize I don't really agree with anything that they practice. That and my parents don't go to church anymore either and also don't really agree with a lot of the Catholic position on a lot of these controversial issues. I am very pro-choice, im a HUGE fan of artificial contraceptives of all types, I don't have a problem with homosexuality and I don't understand why women cant be ordained priests. And don't even get me started on all the sex abuse stuff and cover-ups. What a Joke.

Im not trying to start a flame war here and I respect all opinions but I honestly believe that in its current state the Catholic church is a joke. I know they still do a lot of good things but they really need to get with the times on a lot of these issues. I don't feel like looking for a source for this information but im pretty sure I read somewhere that the number of Catholics in the United States has been dropping drastically. Cant say it surprises me with their stances on a lot of these issues. But I could say the same about a lot of Religions actually.