I am also confused sciencegeek,(if I take a bit of liberty to include you in that category).

I was raised on a RC diet - and attended all that is required - but I am (proudly) no longer an organized RC affiliate (but, darn, it is difficult to shake the RC upbringing. I have turned to a few similar groups for religious insight, which I enjoy. I suspect that I am not alone.

The "local interpretation" of what the RC church stands for is quite different, as defined by local differences and time, as the concept of the individual and the church is evolving. What Joe O describes, seems quite foreign to what I am told by local Rc's? Consistancy, maybe not?


I suspect that this leaves a lot of people confused, as to what this church actually stands for, including me?

Hopefully, the new leadership may make it clearer for "the wayward Christian flock" to feel comfortable returning. But,I suspect it is more likely not so.