re: Catholic Church bishops are 'afraid to offend' powerful Democrats

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Yes I am Catholic and will remain one until my death but the leadership is corrupt

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As a cradle Catholic, I've always had the desire to attend mass to hear the readings and Homily. We set a path for our kids to grow up in the church just as my wife and I did.

But I have to say, it's been tough and sometimes I wonder why I still attend.

- The massive coverup of abuses by priests that were committed shows that the people running the church valued the name of the church over the lives of the victims.

-Money. Why/ where do my donations go to? Why is there a fund drive every year for retired priests and nuns? Like the church doesn't have enough money to provide some semblance of a pension type fund to care for the clergy without needing to hold their hand out for extra collections?

-Money. Instead of asking us to withhold donations to the church and instead direct that funding for humanitarian aid in Ukraine, we are asked to purchase less for our families to give.

-Politicians. Every Democrat that voted for any abortion laws or funding, was an outspoken supporter of abortion, abused power, etc should all be excommunicated from the church. But the pope chooses to give this a pass and criticize former president Trump for his stance on immigration.

-Immigration. The Pope gets all indignant about immigration for the US and other countries, while he sits behind walls protecting the Vatican.