an icepick through the keyhole

I would have to agree. I would say that the absolute very best thing about the Catholic school I attended was that it taught us how to question our faith and the teachings of the church. I remember being in the 11th grade and analyzing the gospels to see where the different authors told the same stories differently... and then teaching ourselves how (and whether we could) to rationalize these differences in our own minds.

If your faith doesn't stand up to questioning, then like a house founded on sand, it will come down.

Thanks for sharing this, T! (And J-Dawg)