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[hollysmom]

3. oh you have no idea why this is a step forward. When my mother had me,

70 years ago, she was told she could not leave the house until she went to the church and threw herself on the alter begging forgiveness for having sex. They knew she had sex because there was a baby. My father was not required to do anything. My mother changed churches instead.

I remember very clearly when I left the catholic church they were asking for volunteers to do a novena and I Wasn't feeling particularly religious so I thought maybe if I got more involved, so I Volunteered to pray during the novena. Well, the priest told me women were not pure enough to pray to Mary - a woman who had a child with other than her husband! I walked out and only attended for weddings and funerals and baptisms. Won't give them a dime. So this is a step, they are removing ex-communication and not tattoing a giant X ito the forehead of the woman.