I discovered something interesting today! I was discussing today's absurd
Holy Day of Obligation with a Catlick co-worker... he'd come in late today because he had to attend church today. Basically today is December 8 and all Catlicks are required to attend church to observe
"the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception". Who cares, right? The Bible speaks of the virgin birth, after all.
Well, I was blown away when I was told that no... immaculate conception in this context refers to
Mary herself. They believe that
she is free from original sin, from the point of
her conception. Wait. What? I thought this was supposed to be about Jesus' birth. Nope... apparently, Catlicks believe
Mary did not need Salvation. Also, this wasn't official dogma until Poop Prius IX made it so in 1854. Before this, it was ok to take it or leave it, I guess.
How can 17.4% of the world believe such idiocy, with no proof to back it up, just on the say so of one very
fallible human? I just don't get it! Does this man look like the supreme leader of the Church on earth, one step from Jesus himself?
What keeps Catlicks from waking up and just walking away from the stupidity of their religion???