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Reproducing or republishing an article, in whole or in part, in any other forum requires permission of the author or the moderator. I am taking Herman Rubin's comment as a jumping off place for a somewhat different slant on Catholicism. Please do not take my response as a rebuke of anything he wrote. As a former Catholic, I can speak from experience on this subject. I do not consider Catholics to be idolators.