But I remember the moment when my father died. I wasn't a very committed Catholic beforehand but when that happened it suddenly all felt so obvious: I now believe religion is our attempt to find an explanation for us to feel more protected.

Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment.

If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because it at least has female saints and the Virgin Mary.

I mean I went to a Catholic boys' school for a year but that was to play hockey. Religion class was quite contentious for me.

If you grow up in a very strong religion like Catholicism you certainly cultivate in yourself a certain taste for the intensity of ideas.

Our religion is itself profoundly sad - a religion of universal anguish and one which because of its very catholicity grants full liberty to the individual and asks no better than to be celebrated in each man's own language - so long as he knows anguish and is a painter.

My first memories of religion were being taken to Episcopal church. My father was Catholic but my mother I believe was Episcopal. So I sort of veered off into the watered-down version of Catholicism.

Hey I'm a Catholic deer hunter I am happy to be clinging to my guns and my religion.

I was raised Catholic but my father's people were Methodist so we went to both churches.

I'm afraid the SS's relationship with the Catholic Church is something the Church still has to deal with and does not deny.