My First Catholic Mass

Went to my first Catholic Mass ever, in Madison last month. Not much to do, really, Sundays being so dull, in no small part thanks to Christianity. Anyway, I decided to attend at a small chapel, what the HELL, heh heh. The priest was an old guy, didn't seem from outward appearances to be a practicing or former child molester, but you never can tell with those guys. He was fairly dull as far as his sermon went, but I'll give him credit where credit's due - he correctly attributed to the ancient Hebrews their proper heritage, when reading from the Old Testament. Sillest part was all the "now we stand, now we sit," ritualistic nonsense. Best part was some of the music - the organ player (really more like a synthesizer of sorts) utilized a "chorus" feature, the sound of which was truly etheral. The Catholic Church as an institution has a LOT to answer for, including the Vatican's vile collaboration with Nazi Germany. Hitler himself, as you may already know, was never ex-communicated. But individual Catholics can be well-meaning people, no doubt about that. In the interest of fairness, next week, I'll bash the Protestants, and the following week, the Jews. But at least those latter two groupings sensibly allow their clerics to get married!