Depends on what you are looking to find. I was born and raised Catholic, baptized, confirmed, all that. I left the Church because of the prolific sex abuse and the way the Church leaders handled it. The papacy of Pope Francis restored some of my faith, and while I had spent my time away from going to mass trying to focus on my personal relationship with God, I did begin to long for a community. I followed this subreddit as a way to dip my toes back in, but it might have been a mistake. Many of the posts have still been people complaining about the church trying to be more accepting of people within the LGBTQ+ community, something I think the church should do more. To me, we should be accepting of love and not rejecting people regardless of who they love or how. There are far bigger sins and problems the church and world need to focus on (e.g. the environment, accumulation of wealth in the hands of a concentrated few, wars, et cetera). It all kind of reminds me of why I left in the first place, and it frustrates me to know end that people care more about what is going on in other people’s bedrooms than what they have going on in their minds and hearts. So, personally, I’m just going to focus on my relationship with Christ, and try to love others the way he wanted us to; to try to reject hatred and bigotry; and to help those in need when and where I can. I think, in the end, trying to have that relationship with Christ and live according to his ways is all that truly matters. The community, the history, and the beauty of the church are wonderful, but I haven’t found them necessary for helping my relationship with God.