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In reply to the discussion: I am a Catholic, Baptized, First Communion, Confirmed, Altar-Boy... [View all]Walk away
(9,494 posts)Catholicism. At least according to Catholic dogma. The Pope is the representative of God on Earth. Basically, the rules are the rules. What you are practicing seems to be some form of reformed Christianity but unlike Judaism, the Muslim faith and Protestants, there are no recognized different types of Catholicism. It is what it is and when it deviates from the directives that come down from the Pope and his Cardinals through his Bishops and Priests then it is not Catholic.
Your "true church" may not be the bigoted, criminal or cruel one but that is the Catholic Church. I guess it's up to you if you want to start some kind of reformed Catholic Church but I doubt that your group would ever be officially recognized by the Church.
Check out the modern history of the Episcopalian church. They are a good example of what happens when one group wants to move forward while another one wants to stay entrenched. They don't just sit around stuck together in the past.