The perils of growing up Catholic (c.1955)
--There was a lightning zone around all churches of other denominations which, if you entered, you were immediately struck dead.
--You couldn’t disappoint the Virgin Mary.
--Your soul was like a blackboard, full of marks, then erased, then full of marks, then erased.
--Eating meat on Fridays was a mortal sin, a condemnation to hell.
--You could buy heaven with novenas.
--All the nuns, in full habit, were there at the service of “Father.”
--You thought guilt and shame were normal experiences.
--God was always watching you masturbate.
--Catholicism was the one true faith.
--You couldn’t disappoint the Virgin Mary.
--Your soul was like a blackboard, full of marks, then erased, then full of marks, then erased.
--Eating meat on Fridays was a mortal sin, a condemnation to hell.
--You could buy heaven with novenas.
--All the nuns, in full habit, were there at the service of “Father.”
--You thought guilt and shame were normal experiences.
--God was always watching you masturbate.
--Catholicism was the one true faith.
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