Nothing ever happened to me at the hands of the Catholic church other than the raised on guilt thing. I don't attend anymore because of the pedophilia but also with how rigid school was. I was a rebellious little thing and the nuns didn't care much for that nonsense! When I think back to how we were expected to be perfect and I see what has been going on within the church, well you know.
It isn't easy to set aside the only thing you've ever known. All I know is that my grandmother was the holiest person I've ever known, not the myriad of priests and nuns who were supposed to be.
And there I go, judging again...