Excellent article that  sums up  so much of my own experience and life to date. I continue to be a "cafeteria Catholic", holding on to the belief that God may still work through this outdated Institutional Church, an institution that seems to ignore the massive shifts in knowledge and understanding of many of its members. Too many of the Church's leaders are fearful of change, placing their own job security ahead of an honest exploration for truth and meaning. They are also constrained by an outmoded theology that relies on notions of conformity linked to reward and punishment. I often wonder how many of those people who continue to occupy the pews really do so for any more than a "better safe than sorry" insurance policy. Much as I admire what Pope Francis says on mercy, compassion and "walking the walk", he seems constrained by outmoded theological views as well as by the walls of opposition sustained by those around him. Hence my stance "I believe but that I cannot believe.