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Of course, it would be good to have you come back.
But if these things trouble you now, they will still trouble you when you come back. Maybe more so.
I was strongly motivated to revert, and recently did.
But it is sometimes hard, even for me, to hold on to that motivation, when I see all the bad stuff.
I think it would help me greatly if I could get into a Traditional Catholic Church, but there are none near me.
If you have one near to you, you really might want to try it.
There are many Catholic Churches near me, but most are struggling. Modernism has nearly destroyed them.
It's been very discouraging to me. I didn't come into the Church to become lukewarm.
Yes, there is so much more to the Traditional Church than just the Latin language at Mass, so much that changed with Vatican II ...
and we are seeing many of the fruits of Vatican II in the things we are now seeing in the Church.
Maybe I am saying too much, but you seem like a sincere inquirer. I have been, and am, also.
So I feel the need to 'prepare' you abit for what you will probably encounter, too, should you convert/revert.
To remain on-fire about Catholicism, I find I must continue to "fuel the flame" of desire by continuing my own pursuit of it thru more traditional media, more traditional Catholic writings, more 'traditional' forums like this one. I haven't yet been able to find the Catholicism I am looking for, offline. I'm beginning to doubt that I ever will, and will need to settle for what is available to me., "supplementing" it the way that I am.
True Catholicism is a beautiful thing. It is definitely worth pursuing.
But also, be prepared to be disappointed abit, when you go searching for a local Church that represents it the way you think that it should ...
Many churches, of all denominations, are struggling these days with issues.
I have yet to find a perfect church, and have been in many of them.
We each just have to decide what imperfections we can live with ...
A lot of truth there. I have been in a few different churches, and none are perfect.
I have been to a Latin parish some. My teenage kids got to know some of the families pretty good, and there were the same issues as everywhere - drinking, swearing, sex out of marriage. The Trad thing looks more formal on the outside, but not so sure it's actually better.
When it comes to doctrine, it embraces Vatican I even more so. Of all things I think Vatican I was the biggest deviation from the early church, and is one of the biggest things that will keep me away.
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