I was raised in the Presbyterian Church and converted to Roman Catholicism a while back. In between, I have explored everything from Tibetan Buddhism, I Ching and Chakra balancing.
I am also a Lesbian with her 34th anniversary today and getting ready for her wedding in New York in November.
And part of me is broken. On Tuesday morning, I was elated by the new window dressing the Vatican put in the window. Yay, I could finally agree to be on Parish Council! By Tuesday night, I was broken in two. There was not even window dressing anymore. That synod of fat old men finally went too far.
And today, I am strangely relieved. All the lies I had told myself to get along in the RCC are so exposed...how could I even buy my own excuses for staying? I have been beaten one too many times. But, part of me is crying...I have friends at church...then I say: if they are friends, they will remain so after I leave, right?
Now, I am FREE and reading Bishop Spong with new openness and eagerness. I am exploring Progressive Christianity and other communities. And I think I will keep my Catholic Worker subscription, too!
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I was raised in the Presbyterian Church and converted to Roman Catholicism a while back. In between, I have explored everything from Tibetan Buddhism, I Ching and Chakra balancing.
I am also a Lesbian with her 34th anniversary today and getting ready for her wedding in New York in November.
And part of me is broken. On Tuesday morning, I was elated by the new window dressing the Vatican put in the window. Yay, I could finally agree to be on Parish Council! By Tuesday night, I was broken in two. There was not even window dressing anymore. That synod of fat old men finally went too far.
And today, I am strangely relieved. All the lies I had told myself to get along in the RCC are so exposed...how could I even buy my own excuses for staying? I have been beaten one too many times. But, part of me is crying...I have friends at church...then I say: if they are friends, they will remain so after I leave, right?
Now, I am FREE and reading Bishop Spong with new openness and eagerness. I am exploring Progressive Christianity and other communities. And I think I will keep my Catholic Worker subscription, too!