I'm not saying it is easy to follow any religion these days. You are called the "crazy" religious right if you are a Christian. If you are Jewish you are cheap and money grubbing. If you happen to follow Allah and Mohamed's teachings, you must be a terrorist. It isn't easy following any major religion these days.
But in most of the world religions, there is suffering and difficulty before you receive your other worldly reward. While I am certainly not being burned at the stake like St. Joan of Arc, every day assaults on the Catholic Church become more and more acceptable.
Why is it ok to make fun of the Catholic church? We have one group to blame for most of it. Disgusting, pedofile priests who give wonderful, faithful priests a bad name. The worst thing the Church could have done is to cover up any of it. However, even if every offender was defrocked and sitting on death row for their crimes, Catholics would still be trying to live down this nightmare.
It seems that these days, it's ok to make fun of Catholics more than any other religious group. To be honest, I'm sick of it. Those people who yell and scream about tolerance need to be tolerant of ALL people, not just those that they agree with. Here is an example of what I'm talking about.
If you want people to have respect for another person's religion, you need to respect the ALL.
