New Posts For Thread: Am I Catholic even if I don't believe everything the church teaches?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/28915763/Am_I_Catholic_even_if_I_dont_believe_everything_the_church_teachesI have tried really hard to align myself with the Church, after spending a good year + church hopping and trying to find a church that would be a better fit for me. But there's always something that isn't quite right, so I decided to just stay in thYou cannot be a Roman Catholic unless you believe in Roman Catholicism. You do not have the right to maintain a position or belief that is contrary to the Church. If you disagree with this Church, than you are not a Roman Catholic. It's actually veryhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/28915763/Am_I_Catholic_even_if_I_dont_believe_everything_the_church_teaches?post_id=524108637#524108637You cannot be a Roman Catholic unless you believe in Roman Catholicism. You do not have the right to maintain a position or belief that is contrary to the Church. If you disagree with this Church, than you are not a Roman Catholic. It's actually veryThu, 13 Sep 2012 18:12:34 -0500If you were baptized Catholic and publically associate yourself with Catholicism and consider yourself Catholic, then YES you are. If you have renounced your baptism and notified your bishop that you no longer consider yourself a Catholic, then NO yhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/28915763/Am_I_Catholic_even_if_I_dont_believe_everything_the_church_teaches?post_id=521276691#521276691If you were baptized Catholic and publically associate yourself with Catholicism and consider yourself Catholic, then YES you are. If you have renounced your baptism and notified your bishop that you no longer consider yourself a Catholic, then NO yTue, 26 Jun 2012 14:58:37 -0500Ani, I'm not sure what exactly the Church's teaching is on that matter (or whether that teaching is a matter of faith or one of discipline, which makes some difference!), or how your specific situation intersects with that teaching, but here is whathttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/28915763/Am_I_Catholic_even_if_I_dont_believe_everything_the_church_teaches?post_id=519311445#519311445Ani, I'm not sure what exactly the Church's teaching is on that matter (or whether that teaching is a matter of faith or one of discipline, which makes some difference!), or how your specific situation intersects with that teaching, but here is whatFri, 04 May 2012 00:30:51 -0500Hi Ani,And welcome to this forum. I was away, which is why I didn't respond sooner.You are in a very difficult position. Do you have a spiritual director? This might be helpful, if you can find one.I'm not sure how rigid is the Church's teaching ohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/28915763/Am_I_Catholic_even_if_I_dont_believe_everything_the_church_teaches?post_id=517155603#517155603Hi Ani,And welcome to this forum. I was away, which is why I didn't respond sooner.You are in a very difficult position. Do you have a spiritual director? This might be helpful, if you can find one.I'm not sure how rigid is the Church's teaching oSun, 04 Mar 2012 14:03:36 -0600Thanks for your thoughtful feedback. I've found the similar liturgical churches to be missing something in the ritual aspect of worship. I guess I'm a creature of habit. I also once thought Episcopalian would be the way to go for me, but I just fehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/28915763/Am_I_Catholic_even_if_I_dont_believe_everything_the_church_teaches?post_id=516775645#516775645Thanks for your thoughtful feedback. I've found the similar liturgical churches to be missing something in the ritual aspect of worship. I guess I'm a creature of habit. I also once thought Episcopalian would be the way to go for me, but I just feFri, 24 Feb 2012 10:49:34 -0600Ani, I was raised Catholic, made a side-trip into conservative Presbyterianism (might as well call it evangelicalism), then tried to reimmerse myself back in the Catholic Church. By that time though, it had just become impractical. When I tried tohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/28915763/Am_I_Catholic_even_if_I_dont_believe_everything_the_church_teaches?post_id=516775279#516775279Ani, I was raised Catholic, made a side-trip into conservative Presbyterianism (might as well call it evangelicalism), then tried to reimmerse myself back in the Catholic Church. By that time though, it had just become impractical. When I tried toFri, 24 Feb 2012 10:42:25 -0600I have tried really hard to align myself with the Church, after spending a good year + church hopping and trying to find a church that would be a better fit for me. But there's always something that isn't quite right, so I decided to just stay in thhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44071/28915763/Am_I_Catholic_even_if_I_dont_believe_everything_the_church_teaches?post_id=516296409#516296409I have tried really hard to align myself with the Church, after spending a good year + church hopping and trying to find a church that would be a better fit for me. But there's always something that isn't quite right, so I decided to just stay in thMon, 13 Feb 2012 09:18:53 -0600