I wasn't raised Catholic; I just really like the image of a neutral and benign Mary floating around somewhere, being nice to people.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was raised in a nominal Roman Catholic home, but without any really strong faith there.
I was honestly a Catholic.
I am just an ordinary Catholic.
One cannot really be a Catholic and grown up.
I was raised a Catholic, so I can even feel a little, you know, embarrassed or guilty if I'm really offending people's sensibilities. To a degree.
Growing up Catholic has been a gift.
I was raised Catholic.
I was raised a Catholic on both sides of the family. I went to a Catholic grade school and thought everybody in the country was Catholic, because that's all I ever was associated with.
I was raised as a Catholic, but I didn't like the Catholic Church at all. I thought the nuns were mean.
Like many Catholics, I was very affected by the personality of Jesus and that impression, pious as it was, has stayed with me.