Well Aspen,
Since you asked, Born and raised a RC since birth, because mum was, grandma was and probably back further than I know. Dad never, wouldnt be a part of it. One day back in about 1979 1980 as I walked out of a catholic mass, still remember the place even to this day, The Holy Spirirt spoke to me. His words. "There is something wrong with all of this". Wasnt the last time I went into a catholic church still had that "religion" stuck in my veins, but that was on when I got married and had my kids baptised, which I know now was never needed but was fun. but those words even than I knew I was on an adventure. Sad thing was, after holy communion, confession, confirmation and all that cathechism I didnt know God nor Jesus. Was another 12 years or so before I gave my life to Jesus, in a Christian Church, and even today this whole thing confounds me, but than I knew Jesus as if He had always being with me, wasnt long before we where having conversations walking down the street, Him teaching and showing me things, all leading up to that moment. "nevertheless not my will but your will be done' didnt realise all the pain I was going to go through for His sake. I am here only because of Him, and if not for that "still small voice" I would still be playing catholic and still not knowing Jesus nor God. In the end of it all, the one thing religion taught me is it is everything that God is not. Havnt being in chruch in at least 10 years and will never go into one unless He asks me.