On the other hand, the catholic church has inspired and perpetrated some pretty heinous acts, as well as attempting to stop progress, both human and scientific. So, it's a catch-22, in my opinion. But, if someone is a liberal or nominal catholic, then it seems odd to me that they would want to be associated with a religion that has, and seems to perpetrate, such atrocities in the first place. We have to remember, their list of committing heinous acts didn't stop in the Dark Ages with the Inquisition. It has continued to this day.
This is the list I was referring to. Your selective reporting and demagogic intentions is truly unfair. All the charity and goodness brought for by the Catholic Church and its followers so easily cast aside. God should be so unjust in judging individuals?
When I said Buddhism should be so grateful not to have been put to the test as the Catholic Church, it was in reference to the command of Jesus to go to all corners of the world preaching the gospel and being charitable to pagans. That can never be endeavored without great sacrifice, pain and suffering, and, of course, error due to the weakness of our humanity. Christian nations have defended the defenseless a thousand times more than any other religion that claims to know God. We pay a heavy price for our courage. Meanwhile, Buddhism, Hinduism, et al. remain rather local phenomenons taking far less risk. There is one great truth on who is God, if it were yours it would have become manifest far more universally and profoundly, IMO.
So, I guess I would say it would be better for liberal and nominal catholics to actually decide on another religion.
Repeating my earlier response: As to your thoughtful considerations on whether to leave or not to leave? the Church --- I would like to think where truth lies would remain the paramount factor, and not the weakness of some or many of its human followers.