not catholic by choice.......

ok, so.....my choice to not become a catholic 25+ years ago has finally paid off, as i foresaw......well, there were many reasons why i decided that i could not become a catholic......like the 2nd class citizen role played by women.....their basic disdain for non-catholic christians (only catholics may partake of communion, even at funerals and weddings)......but mostly because of the top-down theology........i didn't, and still don't need some guy at the top telling me what i should believe......and when pope benedict the what-ever started in quoting some muslim-bashing 13th century turk.......i knew that all-hell would break loose......what was this guy thinking?........certainly not about religious tolerance/accepting the rights that others on this earth have to their own faith......even the scientologists have the right to believe in their splatter-theory......too bad the pope didn't pick on tom cruise rather than the millions of muslims on 5 continents.......and when the pope comes out and says that he is sorry, i have little faith that he is sincere....the guy was a college professor.....he knew exactly what he was saying....and so is is not at all sorry that he said it....he is only sorry that others are angry....at him.......ah well......as for me.....i believe in the small miracles of everyday life......i was walking my path after work...trying to get the dog to follow along for a bit of exercise......and i spied a basil plant......growing not where my seeds failed...but in another spot entirely....and not just one plant but two...with perfectly formed and bug-free leaves.....dinner will be planned totally around a handful of fragrant herbs......isn't life grand?