The Church's Limits

The Catholic Church is a remarkable institution; t is open to anyone, regardless of their past, ethnicity, or nationality. This catholic mark defines the Church as tolerant and accepting of people for who they are. However, there must be limits to the Church's openness regarding beliefs. Just like any other moral system, the Church's ethics prescribe a way of living, in accordance with Christ's words and deeds. While the Church continues to accept people of all backgrounds, its limit on tolerance must stop at belief. This may sound harsh at first glance, but it's really the same limit prescribed by any religion or moral code. In order to be called a Catholic, one must conform to what the Church teaches. For example, if you want to play basketball, you must dribble and shoot without picking up the ball and running. If you decide to run across the court while kicking the ball, you're playing soccer instead of basketball. 

When one chooses to follow a certain ethical code, he or she chooses it based on the merits of that code, not necessarily what they think they can shape the code to be. Similarly, when a person decides to become a Catholic, they choose based on the merits of the Catholic Church, not what they believe their conception of God to be. The Catholic conception of God is rigid and cannot change, given Christ's words in Scripture and Tradition. To put it bluntly, and a little coarsely, if you don't like Catholicism, then change religions (or denominations).