Christ followers do not need an institution that does not accept women as full participants, withdraws the sacraments at the whim of callous clerics, categorizes LGBT as intrinsically disordered and protects clerics who prey on the children of its adherents. Those of us who have stayed now filter what they hear from those who run the institution but no longer follow it blindly. Instead, we listen to the gospel and those clerics who truly hear its message and help Christ's people draw closer to His message. Nurturing one's spirit can be done in many ways but this institution (RCC) has lost a great deal of its moral legitimacy.