The following is a section of an article in Jezebel.com about author Anne Rice's decision to leave Christianity "for the sake of Christ." I am thankful that Rice states what so many survivors have felt: that far too many Catholics are still complicit in the sexual assault crisis.
In answer to whether she will miss Catholicism, Rice addresses that too:
I will probably miss the ritual, the liturgy, going to Mass, going to holy communion, but I really couldn't go anymore...I was too angry. I was too confused. That clergy abuse scandal, the defensiveness of Catholics about that scandal, their anger at not wanting to hear about it, not wanting to know what had happened with priests abusing people sexually and then being transferred to parish — from parish to parish, I mean all of that was too much. I was — I was sitting in church in a beautiful environment with beautiful music wanting to pray and I was too angry and too confused to be there. I had to leave. It was coming between me and God to be in that church. And the church should be the place that helps you get close to God.
Read more: http://jezebel.com/5610445/anne-rice-explains-why-she-left-the-church#ixzz0wOsdPXCw
Thursday, August 12, 2010
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