re: For those raised Catholic, what was the number one take-away lesson you got from it?

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I’ve observed and been told by cradle Catholics in my parish that many who grew up in the Church don’t have much of a grasp on doctrine and theology. Most were poorly catechized. Unfortunately, it seems young Catholics are just expected to accept things and not really come to a deep understanding of their own faith.

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I don't think it's that. I think the Church and Catechism have generally (at least until recently) failed in how they bring the churches word forward into the modern world.

It's a hard message to hear nowadays with a focus on comfort, money, ease of life.

Catholic life isn't easy. At all, and it doesn't aim to be. I would say MOST people who leave the Church, and who are saying things in this thread like "I learned not to believe," haven't been given the tools to rectify what the Church is calling for and what modern existence is.

This is fundamentally why the church has a tough time, and you either believe your way through it and accept, like some people do, or you have to put in the work to actually understand the whys, and most people don't want those answers.