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Tommy Carcetti

(44,522 posts)
11. Cradle Catholic of the Vatican II variety
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 09:22 PM
Yesterday

I guess you can call me a Joe Biden style Catholic.

I attend mass regularly and hold no regrets about that.

I have my issues with the church leadership, mainly with things like birth control and ordination of women and married people. And yes, the way the abuse scandals were handled was inexcusable.

Bottom line, it’s an institution, and like most institutions it’s inevitably flawed and has both good and bad things about it.

But it’s still my faith, I like the fundamentals of it, and I’m not going to give it up or made to feel guilty about being a practicing Catholic.

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