“Religion” IS a competition.
“Am I good enough?”
“Is my religion better than theirs?”
Christianity is not a religion, it is a relationship.
Now, on to a different topic. (Which is entirely okay on any of these threads...)
I was in the grocery store tonight and I accidentally bumped into another man. Reflexively, I said, “I sorry.” Then I noticed he was a Priest - an RCC priest. I laughed to myself and thought, “That’s the first time I’ve said ‘I’m sorry.’ to a Priest in 50 years! Now, should I say a ‘Good Act of Contrition?’”
I don’t even think he noticed me. We were in the Beer/Wine aisle.
That part makes me doubt your story.
The joke I've always heard is,
Q. How can you tell a Baptist from a Catholic?
A. Catholics make eye contact with each other in the liquor store.