No hug can ever match the intimacy of the Eucharist. Sin and death are very real, and the only way we can escape the consequences for our sins is by putting our trust solely in the very real sacrifice Jesus made for our sake on the cross. Most people believe there is a God. But believing in God's existence doesn't save. We are saved through our relationship with God in the community of the Church, when we embrace with our hearts the love outpoured for us on the cross.
Sin is real.
That is the truth. It is not subject to a vote. That is also the truth. Salvation is in Christ. That, too, is the truth.