There are a few tennets of Catholicism that I find hard to believe. One is that of papal infallibility. On the surface, there's a reasonable explanation for this. Catholics seem to view the pope as a kind of "window to God," similar to the "third eye" of Hinduism. But how can a Catholic say "Nobody's perfect" when they believe that this one old man of God is, and that he holds all the answers to their problems and those of the world? Secondly, there's the Catholic veneration of saints. At least one Catholic I know prays to "Saint Anthony" to help her find things and has told other people about this supposedly "helpfful" phrase. The prayer is as follows: "Dear Saint Anthony, please come around. Something's been lost and needs to be found." You say that three times and whatever you've lost, you'll supposedly find. That's the idea. Assenine, ain't it? "There's no place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place like home." Bah! Lastly, there's all the dogma, which I don't know much about, but let me just say this: Babies aren't born sinners. And I think saints are dead, by the way. They may have done great things in their respective lifetimes, but they're dead now and can't help you or anyone else. What do all of you think?
