text: "They are slowly losing their faith, without consciously being aware of the loss. I should know because I was one of them."
  
  Are you saying a "loss of faith" is what brought you to the precipice of "traditional" Catholicism?  I guess that makes sense in terms of following a natural progression.  In contrast to this, I can attest that my faith has grown immensely since adopting a more balanced, progressive understanding of all things ecclesial.
  
  Of course, we all hope for eternal salvation. Jesus teaches that we must love Him and our neighbor first and foremost. A fetish for following the rigid rules of Rome will not achieve this, as a self-serving "keeping of the rules" becomes our main focus without regard to the human person.