Throughout history and into the 21st century, there has no doubt been a continuous constant when it comes to major religions- Judaism, Catholicism, and Islam, the three largest monotheistic religions in the world. They all are incredibly similar to one another, as illustrated by this chart here. In the United States, Christianity is the largest group of theistic worships. Although that is an umbrella term for the many different eclectic groups that eventually fell out of Catholicism. It can be said that, of the early Christian denominations, Catholicism was and still is the most well known today. This is going to be a series of posts exposing what should have been an infallible religion. Organized religions today are coming under more and more scrutiny as children "break free" of their parents' opinions and forge their own, oftentimes denouncing the gods they grew up under. I myself had been a catholic for 17 years (that's why this series will only be focusing on Catholicism, but nay apply to Christianity as a whole). The irony is that I always prided myself in being devoutly religions, yet there was always something missing, something wrong. I was not raised in a devout, "Shiite" catholic household. We went to church on Sundays and holidays, prayed at dinner, took Religion classes...and yet exactly none of the three children in our family identity as Catholic. So, what went wrong? That instance has been on the rise- children raised Catholic, but that faith quickly fades by the time of adulthood. Even in other religions, such as Jehovah's Witness, where children face estrangement and being disowned if they choose to leave. The Catholic faith relies on the Bible as its infallible guidebook, and priests to interpret it. Even after Vatican II, when masses ceased to be read in Latin (wholly inaccessible unless you were fluent-which was rare) and instead in the congregations' dialect, the church still continues to lose members. There are multiple reasons for that fact, and I will try to address the major and most mainstream reasons for this loss of members. I hope you enjoy this series, and even if your faith is still intact by the end, I hope that I've at least made you think. DisclaimerIn no way am I an expert on the topics I will be covering. Chances are that there will be some false information. I apologize for that; it ids not my intention to lie or misinform at all. All information is as accurate as I know of. This series is as much a look as a memoir of sorts, so the bias will be very strong and hopefully very noticeable, so you are able to see what Catholicism looks like from the eye of a teenager in this day and age. This series is not meant to be anything other than a culmination of observations (however accurate or inaccurate) that hopefully allow you to expand your consciousness and worldview a little. If I offend you, I apologize, but my right of free speech is protected in the Bill of Rights. This is not hate speech. It is not my intention to attack, harm, demonize, humiliate, etc. anyone, whether catholic or not. Et. al.
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