I have so much I could share on this that I don't even know where to begin. I guess I'll just tell you about the most unusual story that I remember regarding my Catholic upbringing. We had a youngish priest who came to our small town. His "claim to fame", at least in my age group (teenager at the time), was that he would invite teens to the rectory and smoke pot with them! I have never heard that kind of story before or since, but it's NOTHING but true. I know because some were classmates of mine who frequented the "rectory parties". How that was ever allowed to go on is beyond me, because if you know anything about a small town you know everyone including the police knew what was going on. I guess arresting a priest was off-limits and maybe the powers that be thought it was a good way to get teens to come church.
