Originally Posted by sperbonzo

Have a long in-depth conversation with a Catholic priest about it sometime. Talk about it's basis, and it's relation to symbology. I had this discussion over months with a priest who was a historical researcher at the Vatican for 15 years before coming back to the US.

My info doesn't come from some "Catholics are bad" website on google....




As for Mormons, the original point of this thread, I would not base judgement of a religion on some "Mormons are freaks" website with poltical agendas so clearly in the news right now. Personally I have great relationships with Mormons, and I have found them to be the most honest people to do business with.

My point about the Catholic thing was that certain rituals look crazy from the outside (and no, I don't even know anyone that is involved in that freakish thing with the Rabbi's and the penis. I'm not chabbad and I think those guys are wacky myself). I have no problems with Catholics per se, and although I have certain reservations about the actions of the Catholic church in the world historically, I have no problems with the people that believe.


My point, and apparently you have all helped me prove it, is that religious prejudice based on the "knowledge" you can gleen from online websites that have an agenda, is a pretty piss poor way to figure out your opinions on such complex topics.




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