VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|Jude|DATE|1371235471|CONTENT|Actually I have the clunky new translation of the missal to thank for opening my eyes to the nonsense that is religion. The new translation emphasises human worthlessness, the specialness of priests and the remoteness of God (though Jesus taught his followers to call God &quot;abba&quot; which translates closer to &quot;daddy&quot; than &quot;father&quot; - but hey, since when did the RC churh actually base any of its teachings too closely on the gospels?). So it got me thinking and I then read the RC catechism and realised I didn&#039;t agree with any of it - the whole thing then unravelled and I became an atheist. So a big thank you to Benny! I&#039;ve been a lot happier ever since.|EMAIL|jmlivesley@yahoo.co.uk|IP-ADDRESS|91.125.203.215|MODERATIONFLAG|