Friday 5 June 2015

WHY I REMAIN CATHOLIC

Well, if you’ve paid any attention to the Catholic blogosphere over the past week, then you’ve probably run across any number of posts responding to Elizabeth Scalia’s call out to her fellow papists to explain why they remain Catholic despite the dwindling numbers in our ranks here in the States and other places.

By now, of course, most of the good answers have been taken. We stay because it’s true, because it’s where we find grace, because we wouldn’t leave the Eucharist behind for anything. And all of those reasons (and more) are mine as well. But rather than reiterate what has been written better elsewhere, I thought I’d add one more reason which I don’t believe has been mentioned anywhere else. It’s at the bottom of the list, sure, but it’s kind of the icing on the cake. You see, one more reason to remain Catholic is the simple fact that… our guys just look cooler in movies than anyone else.

waterfront

exorcist

doubt

the mission

keeping the faith

friar tuck

night of demons

bing crosby

name of rose

calvary

unholy

Okay, that last ones a bit silly, but it still points out the obvious. If you’ve got dwarven demons running around, who else are you going to call but a priest. Our guys just look cooler. Period.

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