I am deeply Catholic and always will be, but I'm no longer a member of the church. I left in 2003 because of the sex abuse scandal.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I am a Catholic.
I am post-Catholic.
I was a Catholic youth minister for eight years... I'm not Catholic anymore. The church is too misogynistic.
I became a Catholic against my will.
I just try to be the best Catholic.
I was brought up Roman Catholic. I'm not even baptized.
And so um, I knew that I really didn't want to be a priest and didn't want to be a celibate, though I could probably manage it. Um, and um, ultimately I left.
I was brought up Catholic, and my family is still very religious.
I am just an ordinary Catholic.
I left because I decided it just really wasn't for me, and I got a better understanding of what the Catholic Church needed from its priests and ministers.