From this thread's opening post:

I'd be grateful if anyone can explain or point me towards a good site/book/whatever

Don't see any exclusions there. "Anyone"????

And hm, is someone asserting that they know what my own upbringing may have been, or what my current denominational orientation is? Or that I have never had a chance to listen to Catholics discuss these matters?

Uh........ gee-- venom. That's a REAL good one! I ain't feeling pertickly venomous today, nor do I think one could extract any from any comments I've made in this thread, unless creating them for oneself in one's own mind.... Nope, I think on this one, I've contributed pretty neutrally and informatively.

Naw, I think it's just trolling. Sorry to disappoint, but after a quick panty check on this end (*G*) I see no twisty wrinkles.

Oh! I get it! Someone wants to control how I post! Oh yeah!! A frequent Mudcat cover for sloppy thinking-- one pressures another, complaining that they won't post as demanded!

Yawn........ been great to have a chance to speak to some of these points, both the ridiculous and the sublime.

Thanks for the venue!

~Susan