So much for the bishop who thinks he's the Pope

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39. The Catholic Church becoming increasing political is one of the reasons I gradually left.

It wasn't sudden at all. But in the 50s when I was in Catholic school one of the paramount things we were taught in civics class was about render to Ceasar that which is Ceasar's and to God that which is God. There were other things which didn't seem right to me even then, like St. Maria Goretti who apparently jumped to her death rather than be raped and was declared a saint. Even as a kid not even knowing what rape was, if rape was a sin, the sin is the rapist's, not the victim's. There were other things like the patriarchy of the boys got to go first in everything, etc. But it really bothered me that we were taught that it was perfectly right that the parochial schools didn't get tax money because that would be putting government into religion, and religion was not to interfere in government. Even though I had friends who were priests and knew a few nuns, I felt that so many of the religions, especially Christian religion, was increasingly and alarmingly leaving their lane and trying to run everything. If Christ ever does come back, boy is he going to be ticked off.