Quote Originally Posted by gae View Post
Nope. Raised Catholic and had it forced on me.

Does God really care if I don't eat candy during Lent? If I don't eat meat? Surely, if there IS a God, s/he has more on her/his mind than my diet during an arbitrary time of the year.

What most Catholics won't admit is that the whole no meat thing is the direct result of some Pope having family members who were fisherman. It was all economics, and now it's a SIN. I'll have good company in hell, I'm sure.

Balderdash. The entire "religion" is balderdash.

Break all the golden rules? If you're Catholic, just have your family buy indulgences and you'll get to heaven.

Wasn't raised Catholic (one of the few things done right in my upbringing) but wholeheartedly agree with Gae, Trav, GL, et al.

Religion in general, and the Catholics in particular, are the biggest scams in existence today.