Ok. I'm Catholic.
I consider myself not really a lapsed Catholic, but I don't go to mass as often as I used to. I curse way too much, and I don't believe in everything that they believe in.
But I was raised a Catholic and my friends and family that are Catholics are some of the best people I know.
I miss going to church. I miss my friends at church. I miss the peace and the calm.
But I usually don't like to talk about being a Catholic because it's like you've given someone free reign to fucking insult you and tell you you should change religions because the Catholic church is fucked up.
They attack you for the past sins of the church. They attack you for your beliefs (even though I don't agree with everything). They attack you for the current sins of the church. They accuse you of worshiping statues. They accuse you of being in a cult led by the Pope who is evil incarnate. They accuse you of listening to pedophiles.
Can't I just leave my religion between me and God? I don't get all up in your fucking Baptist business, so back the hell off.
What is it about Catholics that make people so rabid to insult you?
Fuck you. Go eat a dick.