[RobbyS]

Speaking of the Sistine Chapel, I was there several years ago, and I, of course, looked at the ceiling, which includes the famous painting of God giving life to Adam. But what is most striking, now that they have cleaned the surfaces, (I was last there thirty years before) is the mural of the Last Judgement behind the altar. The figure of Christ is arresting, the stern judge casting sinners into into hell. That is not a Jesus who appeals to some Catholics, I think. Me, I sat in the back of the Chapel drinking it all in, with no sense of being in a place for tourists.

[cyncooper]

The figure of Christ is arresting, the stern judge casting sinners into into hell. That is not a Jesus who appeals to some Catholics, I think.

Interesting generalization. I thought the stereotype was Catholics holding hell out to its adherents as a warning not to sin.

In other words, where are you coming from with this particular assertion? If you know some Catholics who you perceive to be as you say, please refrain from characterizing all as you describe.