13 Things That Make Me a Lousy Catholic
I stumbled upon a old post by Rachel Held Evans entitled "13 Things that Make Me a Lousy Evangelical." It is a nice mix of theological and cultural issues where she departs from standard conservative Christian talking points. Along the same lines, here are my 13 things that make me a bad Catholic, at least for certain values of "Catholic." 1. I find saying the Rosary to be extremely tedious, so I almost never do it. 2. I've read all of Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body lectures. I think there are mostly incomprehensible, and the parts that are understandable are cartoonishly misogynistic. 3. I think priests and bishops who wear the old-fashioned clerical garb, like Cardinal Burke in this picture, look ridiculous. Plus, and I want to say this delicately, I think Liberace would find an outfit like this to be somewhat over the top. 4. I think Medjugorje is basically a scam. I have serious doubts about Fatima and maybe...
