The only thing that really makes me angry is when people denigrate the beauty and art of the Church as some sort of paganism. (Ya know how we worship statues, lol!) The Church gave the world Leonardo and Michaelangelo and I, for one, am damned grateful!
Take care and keep cool.
Every society aligns itself on the principles it orders itself to. Catholicism orders itself, rightly, to the three transcendentals of Truth, the Beauty and Goodness. These three achieve their convergent perfection in God who is infinite truth, beauty and goodness. The effort to achieve greater levels of beauty in Catholic art, architecture, music and Liturgy are worship and are done in reverence to God, not paganism.
“The Church gave the world Leonardo and Michaelangelo and I, for one, am damned grateful!”
And don’t forget Antoni Gaudí!!
Correction: GOD gave the world Leonardo and Michaelangelo. They'd still be known as great painters no matter what they painted. The RCC isn't responsible for their talent and is not the only venue available for the expression of their talent.