I was able to just sit back and absorb the experience and reflect on where I am now and where I am going to be. As I looked around, I saw that people have found peace through religion, and I wondered whether I would be able to find that type of peace if I were religious. However, religion is only effective if the person is a true believer, and I am not. I don't find many aspects of religion unbelievable, and I don't agree with many of the implications of the Bible. There are too many references that degrade women and blacks, and this prevents me from deeply involving myself in it.
People have a tendency to neglect that aspect of religion.
Certain followers pick and choose which aspects they want to believe, and that is something that I am not able to do. I cannot neglect one part of something and then embrace the other. I am in no way shunning or demeaning religion anyway, and I have full respect for all people who practice Catholicism. I am just stating the reasons why I personally cannot practice Catholicism. However, I must admit that Vatican City did allow me to understand why people believe and why people are so adamant about their religion.