RE: Atheists, tell me, a Roman Catholic: why should I become an atheist?
January 20, 2017 at 9:42 pm
(January 20, 2017 at 6:58 pm)Balaco Wrote:(January 8, 2017 at 7:18 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Are you sure that you were raised as a Roman Catholic? If so, it seems for someone like you, a "cradle Catholic", not to know about this aspect regarding the infallibility of the ordinary and supreme Magisterium of the Church.
Well, I'd say I technically was...my parents got me baptized, made me take CCD classes for a while and go through the processes for some of the sacraments. Though my parents don't follow or even seem to care about the teachings at all, to the point where I can barely remember anything about God coming up in our house. Which naturally crippled my knowledge for a while. Maybe "raised Catholic" isn't exactly the right phrase to use.
Catholicism, for most, is a pro forma religion, a place to have one's marriage and funeral. With the rise of the "nones" (non-religious), you can get those services elsewhere; no need to waste time and money on useless crap.
