Why did I leave the roman Catholic Church

Today's NY Times dropped the bomb... in an article that sort of officially announces the side that the Archbishop of Canterbury is taking: He is not taking the side of the "Anawin YHVH", the poor and oppressed of the world, he is taking the side of the powerful conservatives, that have hijacked Christianity since the Trent Council.

It makes me sick the name of people like Akinola, or the American Anglican council, who in my opinion actually work for the devil, not for GOD. These Pseudo-Christians refuse to seat at the table with those who differ from their views. These sons of satan accuse Gay and Lesbian inclusive Parishes and Dioceses of "attempting against the ortodoxy of Christianity" but the reality is that, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender folks have been quiet for centuries about the injust and ridiculous demands of the so called "mainstream Christianity" and now, that people are finally start listening to the voice of God and speaking out without fear... they -the conservatives- are making sure that the voices who disagree with them are silenced, punished and ridiculed.

As I was reading this morning's NY Times, I was reflecting on why did I leave the roma catholic Church in the first place. It may be just easy to think that the idea was just to go to a more inclusive church, but in reality, I astrugled more than that.

I remember reaging Garry Wills' "Why am I still a Catholic" or some articles from different sources by Andrew Sullivan. I remember looking for very progresive roman catholic Parishes, I became active with progressive roman Catholic groups and ministries... and nothing worked. The voice of God, like a very gentle wind, walked me out of the roman Church forever and gently guided me to the doors of the Episcopal Church. In the Episcopal church, I found diversity and a level of plurality that I don't think I will ever see in the roman Catholic Church. While I secretly admired John Paul II as a man of concern for some of the poor of the world, I am convinced tha he was also biased about who he thought deserveed compasion... and who was living "in sin". In the Episcopal Church, I experienced the bennefits of my rupture with a systema that imposed personal views and disregarded the signs of the times, and I was very happy to break with a church -the roman- that has abandoned the Gospel , by considering homosexuals and women sencond class humas beings. I still admire their views on immigration, but I still think they should go forward and listed to the profetic voice of those who claim full inclussion of All.

Today, I see the poetic immage of the "beast of seven heads" colorfully presented in the book of Revelation 12:3, as representing the conservatives of the world, those who are trying to steal the baby boy from the Strugling Mother. My faith calls me to believe that they will be defeated, even when our struggling progresive Churches have to be nurtured in the wilderness, in a place prepared for God.

John the Baptist "The voice of one crying in the wilderness" said "Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight." Mattew 3:3, and he was killed by herod. The Bible teaches us that the rigtheous may always prevail, but no without struggle... and that is how I would like us -progressive people- to be remembered by future generation, that contemplate the atrocities that are taken place against Gays and Lesbians in the name of "ortodoxy" and God.