Am I still a Catholic?

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After a long spell of mental illness (I have Bipolar disorder) from which I am now in remission, I have started again to ponder existential and spiritual matters. I was received into the Church 15 years ago as an adult. Now I think that I consider myself a Catholic-Christian in the sense that Thomas Merton was a Christian and monk, or as Hans Kung is a Christian and priest. By these comparisons I mean that I stand on the theological “left” (not a political statement) and believe in an active, progressive, radical, and even mystical Christianity. I do not believe in orthodoxy for the sake of it. I do not believe that the Bible should be interpreted literally but must be measured against our needs as 21st century society. I could go on, but then this post would get very long. The question is would the Apologists here still consider me to be a Catholic and that I would find a home in this place.

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Ian
 
Hi,

I suggest that you read the book “Orthodoxy” by G. K. Chesterton and you tell me if you are a Catholic or not. If you haven’t read Chesterton, you are in for a treat.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.
 
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