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The Gospel of Saint Luke: There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias . . . And it came to pass, that while [Zacharias] executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense. And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. . .

That crazy Zacharias, father of John the Baptist! What was he doing with all that incense while worshipping God? What frippery!

The Book of Revelation: And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.

And those Angels, worshipping God with INCENSE! That's so, so. . CATHOLIC of them!

By the way, we Catholics don't "worship" statues, a point that is addressed at least once a day on Free Republic. Peace be with you anyway, Axel, but please try to know what you're talking about when it comes to the Catholic Church. It's apparent you don't.

I am properly told off, and I apologize for replying in the manner of some of the cheap shots that I have seen taken at the United Methodist Church on this thread.

I will refer you to post number 161 to you, which I think is a most accurate statement.

If you read the official church doctrine ( of the United Methodist Church), homosexuality is specifically condemned. Your logic is tantamount to blaming the US for the actions of the 9th appeals court. If they outlaw the word God in the Pledge of Allegiance, we should all move to Mexico. Jumping to the Catholic Church is like jumping from the frying pan into the fire.