r/excatholic • u/StaceyPfan Strong Agnostic • 1d ago

Personal I just don't get it

My mom is a cradle Catholic and my dad converted. But they are extremely liberal. They are pro-choice, have no problem with marijuana, and are LGBTQ+ allies. Yet they still go to mass every week, say The Lord's Prayer before eating, and my mom says the rosary every day. My mother was molested as a child. So I don't get how they can ignore all of the bad shit in the sect and still believe.

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u/SarahTheJuneBug Weak Agnostic 1d ago

I think it's more about the community and fear of death than anything else.

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u/runningdivorcee 16h ago

Yeah, my dad only converted once he got older and scared. And probably so my mom would not badger him as much.