Why should I stay in the catholic church

Cathal O wrote: »

how can a priest lecture on how we as people, living in a deprived area with little or no local economy, with unemployment rising (which all this the priest has mentioned in previous sermons) should be giving AS MINIMUM of X amount Euro per week.

How many assets do the church own purely out of their own selfishness and greed. Many masterpieces of art and sculpture are owned by the church who blatantly show these off in a nonchalant fashion which are collectivly worth billions of euro.

This really should be in a FAQ sticky as it comes up time and again and has been discussed before.

By the way RC collections are abut the same or higher than they were. the collection that is really down is the "parish dues". If you want to give money only to your parish then just put it in an envelope marked "parish dues" and it will go into the parish account and be used for your parish.

The first collection goes into a pot out of which the priests of the diocese are piad. It used to go to the priest of the parish but because some had mre money and some less the decision was made to put it into a common fund and all priests draw the same salary from that. the second collection goes into t fund to build new churches unless otherwise stated e.g. last Sunday it was for the Pope's charity. many churches don't allow church gate collections since the recession . the usual exception is Vincent De Paul. VdP were set up in Paris when atheists and anarchists were filling coffee shops and talking about the Revolution. The atheists are still yammering away and doing little. anything they set up soon crumbled. any atheistic state slaughtered people by the millions. Meanwhile VdP is the largest charity on the world helping poor people everywhere while the atheists drink coffee and spurn the faith of the poor.

Aswell as this, with all due respect, aside from the many many many abuse cases (which i will not go into as they speak for themselves and deserve a rant of their own),

Again this is in a separate child abuse thread.

how can a church decide to be so blatently sexist in the treatment of women, for example in the vatican, men can walk bare naked if they wish (possible overreaction but lets say shirtless and shorts) while women have to "cover their shoulders" to be allowed into certain areas of the city.

Cite? In fact Vatican citizenship is probably 100 per cent male. I would assume maybe the opposite applies in some convents.

You seem to be referring to the dress code
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Vatican_City

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A dress code is enforced for entry into St. Peter's Basilica. The code is based upon what is considered "modest" and "appropriate" dress for visiting a Catholic church, and tourists and visitors are reminded that, although St. Peter's is an architectural and artistic monument, it is first a place of worship and prayer. The dress code forbids:

hats for lay men inside the basilica
shorts/skirts above the knees
sleeveless shirts
shirts exposing the navel
shirts for women that expose cleavage
shirts which contain profanity
excessive jewellery

The use of mobile phones is also prohibited, as is smoking.
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the same is usual in Irish court houses or workplaces for example.

Not to mention how they are not allowed to Become fully fledged members of the clergy

again a different issue which has also been dealt with and which you just DID mention.

The whole ceremonial aspect of the church really sickens me, the kissing of rings etc,

Temporal and spiritual offices are different. the Pope happens to be a Head of State. should the US President or Queen of England not be treated any differently to others?

while the highest of the clergy live in utmost luxury , they themselves are still preaching how we should give more to them...not even the poor

again dealt with in a prior thread. Popes usually don't live rock star lives in terms of what they use . they don't buy consumer goods and they have or leave little personal wealth when they die.

Sorry for the rant, and im sure there is more frustrating things i am livid at the catholic church for, but as the question/ title says:
why should I stay with the catholic church if i will continue to hold my beliefs and act in the most christian manner i can in my daily life

excellent question. Do you believe that the Church has a Magesterium and apostolic succession? Have you ever looked into that subject of polity? do you believe the Eucharist is a central mystery of the church? do you believe in confession?
If you don't then you are not a Catholic.