Hi Dad, I am not writing this out of malice, nor to be argumentative; I want my chance to write down what I have to say and present it in the same way that you did. I am not trying to convince you to agree with me, nor do I expect it. I am also not attempting to “win” some sort of argument. Simply, it hurts when I hear you claim that I am acting spontaneously and erratically. This is the furthest thing from the truth. I have put so much critical thought and time into my decisions and I hope that becomes apparent to you. This is a long piece of writing; I hope you take the time to read it. Part 1: I would like to begin by presenting my reasoning for no longer practicing Catholicism. In the writing below, I reference my sources of information, including passages from the catechism, the Bible itself, and Catholic media outlets.…show more content… The Cost of Salvation Moral actions have little to no impact on salvation, as shown by the tale of Dismas (the good thief on the Cross next to the crucified Jesus). Others claim differently; I find this intellectually dishonest, as by the logic of Catholicism, we believe that a pedophile who was really sorry right before death will go to Heaven, but an atheist philanthropist will go to hell. I am aware that the church has left the salvation of those outside the church purposely ambiguous, as stated in the catechism article 847, though I would like to point out that it does not include those who reject catholicism, only those who have not heard of it, and considering its teaching on mortal sin as disclosed in article 1035, there is reason to believe my claim. (This is problematic because The Problem of Evil The Problem of Evil is an extremely well known philosophical quandary. I fully admit that this argument is solely the work of philosophers, not something that I came to with my own judgment. However, it is a very solid argument, in my
