Correct. Institutions of all religions have been corrupted ages ago. However, you absolutely don't need to belong to a church / synagogue to practice your faith. The relationship we have with our God is very personal. What exactly we believe, how we pray in secret, that's our business.
I know lots of good Catholics. The religions themselves are usually good, both in core principles and core people - but the top gets hijacked.
IMO good people don’t stay involved when it’s clearly hijacked by bad people. To stay is to condone it
It provides a community (locally) of good people with whom you can accomplish more good than otherwise.
Correct. Institutions of all religions have been corrupted ages ago. However, you absolutely don't need to belong to a church / synagogue to practice your faith. The relationship we have with our God is very personal. What exactly we believe, how we pray in secret, that's our business.
It provides a community (locally) of good people with whom you can accomplish more good than otherwise.