Sorry to disappoint you, Chrizmart.

I left for many reasons:

1. Although I wanted to be a priest when I was young (I was an altar server and had 16 years of Catholic education), I chose not to because of the corruption in the Church: sexual, ecclesiastical, economic corruption.

2.  I realized that the Church was not a place I could any longer find peace and solace; too much ideological infighting, too much backbiting; too much clerical arrogance.

3. The pedophilia scandal made me sick, literally sick. 

4. Finally, I don't believe most of the Church's theological teachings anymore: I do believe in a higher power, but I don't believe that a young rabbi in ancient Israel was the Son of God.

Sorry, friend.