I'd say this is part of the "zeal of the convert" phenomenon, where someone who converts to a belief tends to be more fanatical than someone raised in that belief.

There's probably bias in this observation, as a couple of very loud people can drown out dozens of others and make a trend seem more prevalent than it actually is, but I also have personal experience here.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Plus, Catholicism isn’t a huge recruiter in historically Christian nations, so the effect would only be magnified

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Also older American Catholics were raised under Vatican 2. It was much more about sacrifice and helping the poor than the church John Paul 2 created.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It’s really unfortunate, and Vatican 2 was probably a mistake.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

It really wasn’t. It was absolutely a necessary change in many ways

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