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In reply to the discussion: The Sacrament of Matrimony [View all]

trotsky

(49,533 posts)
7. "the Catholic Church (is not) a monolithic institution"
Tue Sep 10, 2019, 04:25 PM
Sep 2019

But here's the deal - it portrays itself as such, AND enjoys that privilege precisely because the Catholics in Mexico, Ireland, the US, Europe, all officially count as Catholics. It's great your mom rejected its outdated and harmful policies on contraception, but her membership in and financial support of the RCC enables them to fight around the world against access to birth control (among many other things).

Pardon the comparison, but it's like saying "Hey my dad might be in the KKK, but his chapter doesn't hate black people at all."

The better solution here is to quit the group, IMO.

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