So many people have a wounded relationship with the Catholic Church. It’s okay to admit it. It’s okay to share that with God. It’s okay to admit that an institution has hurt you, just like a relationship. But what’s not okay is to never talk about it and let it fester within you for years and years without resolve. Maybe you have also met people who have hurt your opinion of Jesus and who He really is. They may have preached God but they sure don’t act like God. The truth is, Jesus befriended and met the same kind of people! They were trying to teach him who God was and He was like “lol well I am God, sooo.” And we can find many people who say they love God but haven’t really convinced us or influenced us to participate in it the same way. Jesus’ whole personality and truth showed everyone how wrongly they were acting, and he gave us the same gift of discernment to be able to sniff out the same phonies.