"The River is Deep; The River is Wide: How I Made My Peace With The Roman Catholic Church"

By Michael Spencer at Michael Spencer:

.... My apologies to the Catholic bashers who will get upset at this piece. Maybe you shouldn't read it.

I was born in 1956, so when I was in elementary school, I dimly remember the image of "good" Pope John XXIII appearing on the television, and the image of Paul VI is impressed in my mind from many pictures throughout my high school and college years. In those days, I couldn't have told you what a Pope was or what Catholics believed, because I was still submerged in a world where the one thing my family and peers could always say to justify themselves as better than others was "We aren't Catholic."

My education regarding Catholicism ran something like this: Catholics aren't saved, and if you marry a Catholic girl the priest will take your babies. Catholics worship Mary, not Jesus. They pray to dead people and worship statues. They baptize babies and speak in Latin. Anyone who used to be a Catholic and is now a Christian will tell you that Catholicism is a big racket to make money. They drink and play Bingo, then go to confession and expect everything to be alright. The Pope is dedicated to taking over the world and destroying all non-Catholics. They call church mass. Their schools make their kids dress up every day. They have to eat fish on Friday. Read this Chick comic book and it will explain everything, but stay away from Catholics yourself....

(Thanks, Patrick.)

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 05/03/05 07:33:24 AM
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