Ask an ex-Catholic

[Aroura]

Because I came to my senses.

I went to a private Catholic school for 7 years, and was quite heavily indoctrinated, so it was an uphill climb. Fortunately, my family also loves science and taught me critical thinking skills, so by my teens I was questioning heavily.  By my 20's I'd left the RCC, by my 30's I'd left all supernatural nonsense behind.

Aroura-

You've had an elementary school -level education in the Catholic faith, and in your teens, like most kids that age, you started asking questions for which (sadly) no one provided answers. Continuing that trajectory into your 20's and 30's, you now reject all "supernatural nonsense".

First, have you done any reading of Catholic theology since then?

Second, based on the experience you've described, how well would you say that you understand Catholic theology?

Third, are your parents/family members still Catholic?

No, everyone I know also dropped their belief in the Catholic nonsense (except one childhood friend who also thinks her childs food allergy autism was caused by a vaccine...and she spent 2 years in a psychiatric ward, really, so she's not a great one to go by), even my mother dropped it, though she still believes in God, just not the catholic version anymore.

I understood Catholic theology well enough to know it makes no sense of the real world, is obviously inspired by man and not a "god", whatever that even is, and yes, I've read more about religion since my deconversion than before it, including Catholic "dogma".

I'm very sorry you have been so thoroughly brainwashed, but my mind is open and I know I could be wrong, so I'm always looking for more and better information about the world around me.  I just learned a long time ago that ANY religion wasn't the place to find it.  still, I study other religions. I'm currently researching eastern religions with my daughter to help her understand all the differing belief systems in the world.

So stuff your "closed minded" crap you mentioned in another thread.

Best of luck to you in life, though.