text: I was born and raised Catholic and graduated from Catholic school. I left the Church after I graduated in 1967 at the age of 18. It was obvious that the church was an antique back then and was not willing to evolve into the the modern world. At that time the Catholic Church would not marry couples of a different faith, not surprising since I lived in a large Catholic dominated city while growing up and I was not allowed to "play" or associate with anyone who was not a Catholic. None of the children in my family and extended family remained in the Catholic faith. The only solution to the Bishop's problem in Alaska is not to marry anyone in the church, have the faithful marry in a civil ceremony and then if they chose have a ceremony for the couples who want to be "blessed" by the church. As far as the "Catholic's" not "hating" anyone, looking at the Catholic Church in the past and their extensive history of violence and discrimination is one reason I also left the church.