tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214992466974789609.post8697493505119092830..comments2022-10-29T06:29:21.146-07:00Comments on Earth and All Stars: The Adventures of an Atheist Lutheran: When ritual DOESN'T make you feel goodMargueritehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00754850435132091134noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214992466974789609.post-40607856314113104822013-04-01T09:33:48.905-07:002013-04-01T09:33:48.905-07:00I will never understand why Catholicism links piet...I will never understand why Catholicism links piety with suffering. What spiritual nourishment is there to be found in this kind of masochism? I'm not just talking about the Phillipines crucifixions and flagelations, either. Catholicism's fixation on bloody martyrdom and celebration of asceticism and self-mortification through the ages always left me scratching my head.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.com