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Originally posted by valkyrie
Here's another question. I can understand the desire some Catholics have for the church to be more progressive and change with the times. But why? Is it concern for the well-being of the church or is it something else? I guess what I want to understand but don't is why people stay with the church when they don't agree with it on so many issues. Do most people stay in the religion in which they were raised no matter what? Is it more of a cultural thing than a religious thing? Are you Catholic even if you don't go to church or pray or follow the "rules" as they exist now? If so, why?
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To answer your other question with this one, somewhere it was reported that the new Pope has said he wouldn't mind if the Church was smaller if it was "purer." In other words, those who don't agree with the doctrines should leave instead of just being Christmas Catholics. But for a lot of people, church is something that's part of your past and your childhood. They want to hang on to that.
I don't know, I guess I see it both ways - you can see in the one thread where ISUKappa, aurora b & I were talking about Lutheranism that we don't agree with everything.