tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post5552769752782624626..comments2024-02-28T16:41:30.442-05:00Comments on Restore-DC-Catholicism: Why Are Many Episcopalians Becoming Catholic?Restore-DC-Catholicismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17478857915379063106noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-42746761048990326702012-10-24T21:12:12.776-04:002012-10-24T21:12:12.776-04:00Ben and "lajmh", welcome home!Ben and "lajmh", welcome home!Restore-DC-Catholicismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478857915379063106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-84890122883091142782012-10-24T09:24:16.345-04:002012-10-24T09:24:16.345-04:00I am one of them, having been raised as Episcopali...I am one of them, having been raised as Episcopalian for 42 years. The gay bishop (NH) was the last straw in making my decision once and for all. My parental grandfather was Catholic, I have uncles who converted when they got married, I have cousins who are cradle Catholics, and I went to Catholic school for six years so converting was not a novel idea. Episcopalian is no longer the way I was lajmhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759018218881749440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-14182635755360343612012-10-22T10:57:27.451-04:002012-10-22T10:57:27.451-04:00The sex abuse crisis is a fault of the official hi...The sex abuse crisis is a fault of the official hierarchy. Bishops seem to confuse protecting their offices at all costs with preserving the Church. They are not mutually exclusive matters at times.<br /><br />That being said, I did "return home" after a three year stint in the Episcopal denomination.Ben H, Calinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-75546723725965056732012-10-21T20:13:13.309-04:002012-10-21T20:13:13.309-04:00I can see what you're saying. I did say thoug...I can see what you're saying. I did say though that the Church has problems. I didn't say the Church had faults. "Problems" and "faults" are not always synonymous. The Mystical Body of Christ is spotless and without fault: not so its members.Restore-DC-Catholicismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478857915379063106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-1955105181350819792012-10-21T09:49:19.601-04:002012-10-21T09:49:19.601-04:00The Catholic Church does not have any problems. Pe...The Catholic Church does not have any problems. People who are part of the church do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com