Skyguy. Having been raised a Catholic, let me tell you what the Church would do if they had their way.

Abortions would be illegal.
Contraception would be illegal.
No stores would be open on Sunday. (This was true in Massachusetts until the 1980s)
Women would still be considered property of their husbands.

Going back a little ways, let's not forget that Prohibition was for everyone - except the Church.

If we REALLY went far back in time...
Inquisitions would be legal.
Witchcraft would be an offense.

Let's remember that it wasn't until the 1990s that the Catholic Church admitted that Galileo was right.

These are just more examples of the reasons that I can't stand the *heirarchy* of the Church. To be fair, the priests I've known in my life are some of the best people I've ever met. But the further away you get from the 'ground troops', the more corruption there seems to be.