Well, I spent 8 years in a Catholic seminary but had 4 to go before ordination. Yes, we talked a lot in Psychology and Moral Theology classes about scrupulousness and how to help people overcome the stereotypical "Catholic guilt." The emphasis was on removing the burden of guilt, not adding to the guilt. There was also a lot of talk about not letting children get all worried about stuff.

But yeah, there was a weird minority of seminarians and priests that were really into authority and judgment and guilt. Too bad the stereotypes are always built upon the "weird minorities" in a group.

-Joe-