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Jeff the Original's avatar

The new pope is a breath of fresh air and seems to have his priorities straight wrt Trump. I was raised Catholic but then took the evangelical route.

Currently...I'm not attending any church services, but consider myself a Christian. For whatever reason....I'm simply not feeling called to attend a church right now.

I was actually relieved when Covid hit and I had an excuse not to attend. I had gotten to the point where the only part of church I enjoyed was the sermon itself and also helping in the kid's room (when needed/scheduled) during the service. I felt that I was helping the church that way and attended enough to be connected.

With the age of Trump and post-Covid...my desire dropped down even further on church attendance.

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Linda Oliver's avatar

I was raised Protestant, converted to Catholicism when I was 22. I feel in the age of Trump we need Christ more than ever, and to receive the Eucharist as “Viaticum”- food for this dreadful journey.

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Jeff the Original's avatar

We sure could use a lot more Christ-like behavior!

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Terry Mc Kenna's avatar

My beliefs are mostly not there anymore. But I do see Christ's mercy as relevant to living properly. I am still a member of the choir but rarely attend services except when i sing.

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