text: Many Catholics do not understand their own church doctrinal beliefs, and merely go with what the priest tells them.  I would highly suggest reading the books "Babylon Mystery Religion", "A Woman Rides the Beast", and "The Two Babylons"...all 3 are very good at digging into the traditions that the RCC mixed into Christianity ....bringing Baal worship to Christ (with the various means you mentioned and more).\n\nKeep in mind, I'm neither Catholic nor Protestant (Old fashioned bible believing Baptists were never a part of the Catholic church so were never a part of the "Reformation" that led to Protestants).  I do know of women who have come from the RCC who saw that the very things you mentioned were wrong after having been taught them as necessary to salvation.  Keep in mind also, that the Catholic bible is worded differently than the ones noncatholics use...the 10 Commandments are not the same...take a look online and you will see the difference...the part on idol worship is not there.