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Yikes
I had no idea this went on! My husband and I are learning much about the Catholic Church these days (we attend our first RCIA class tonight). Our best friends are parents to our two God children and have decided to become Catholic, so we are educatiing ourselves. That is our duty as Godparents!
I have never believed that Catholics aren't Christians, but I did have a lot of misconceptions about the RC church. I'm really pleased to find that I was wrong!
I do disagree with one part of what you said... which maybe I took out of context (let me know if I did). "To me religion and what you practice is not an issue, but apparently for some people it is."
Religion usually is an issue for the birth parents. Whether they are religious are not, they typically want their child brought up in a religious home because of what that means. Religious Adoptive parents are accountable to someone other than themselves and the world.
A homestudy may show that you are a good family this year, but being an active Christian/religious person insinuates that you will uphold that standard for more than a home examination. You are accountable to each other as bretheren, and ultimately, God. Granted, this doesn't hold true all of the time... but the liklihood of finding parents with such standards is better in a Christian/religious home.
I'm hoping you can find an agency to help you very soon. I know this has to be agonizing.
Stella
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