I doubt many people are still looking at these comments, but I would like to give some of my thoughts on this topic.

To Lydia,
You said when you were in school, you received many conflicting answers to the questions you asked. I don't want to offend anyone who is Catholic, but I beleive the Catholic Church is screwed up. On that note, I'm not surprised you were given conflicting answers. The church has adopted many wrong traditions, and continues to practice things they shouldn't.

Example 1: The members of the Catholic Church call priests Father. In the Bible, it says you shouldn't call anyone "father" except your father in Heaven. (Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.) But what about your father on Earth? I don't believe the Bible should deny anyone the right to call there father, Father, but I still don't think you should do it. I have no idea about the origin on calling your dad, Father, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was adopted from the Catholic Church.

Example 2: The Catholic Church believes Mary is the Queen of Heaven. The members of the church are taught that Mary is Queen of Heaven, and they worship her. Worshiping Mary is worshiping another God or a false idol, and is a sin. Mary was just like any other human being, she had committed sin, and needed to be forgiven. She was just the woman God chose to give birth to his Son (Jesus).

Example 3: The Catholic Church prays to/worships images, statues, and sculptures. By doing this, you are worshiping a false idol and that is a sin.

Other problems include, being saved (getting into Heaven) by doing good things, and confessing our sins to a priest.

So, in short, the Catholic Church is full of lies, and they do things that are sin in the Bible!

To anyone,

The Catholic Church is a great example of all the problems there are with religion. That's why I don't believe in going to church (Although, I usually go on Christmas, Easter, and other occasions.) Just because I don't go to a Catholic Church, that doesn't mean there can't be problems in the church I attend. Many different people attend, and many people have been taught different things, and that can lead to confusion.

Religion can get in the way of faith. It can be good at times, but can also create problems. So, faith is the most important.

I just wanted to write my opinion on that. If anyone is still reading these comments, and has any problem with anything I wrote, please respond with your thoughts.

Sorry that I'm not giving any real advice. I just want to help anyone get off the wrong path, and onto the right one.