text: Coincidentally, I had a conversation last night on this same topic in Confession.  I noted that  my relationship with God has grown deeper but during the same time my belief in the importance of Catholic dogma to that relationship has diminished.  I asked that if in good conscience and after careful reflection I either don't believe in or don't see the importance of many Catholic dogmatic beliefs, should I discontinue being a practicing Catholic?  
  
  My confessor, said in no uncertain terms that our Catholic faith requires only that we embrace God's love as expressed through the gift of his Son, not complete agreement with the finer points of dogma, adding that there is and always will be dogmatic disagreements within the Church (e.g. Pope Francis' tussles with Cardinal Burke et. al.).
  
  So to Max and his fellow Trads, believe what your conscience tells you is necessary for you to be a Catholic, I will do the same, and may God reward us both for embracing his love.