I am a cradle Catholic and I agree with the pope on this. I believe in the history and that Rome has the right grasp on it and I believe in the divinity of Jesus, but I struggle with the hocus pocus part of Catholicism... or any religion for that matter. Jesus was a once in a planet individual, but I don’t buy that modern man with “reverend” in front of their name talks to God and performs magic. The converts and born agains are definitely more faithful in those regards.
“Talking to God”? I sincerely ope we all do that, and not just the “reverends”. And as for “performing magic,” you’ve got the wrong outfit in mind altogether: that’s for Hogwarts, Harry Potter and Halloween.
(Looks at fingers.)
Mrs. Dope!