I live on both sides of a border. Not a geographical one, but one which is often a dividing line between two groups. I was raised a conservative Catholic, and conservative in most other things as well. Although my dad worked politically for the Liberal Party, almost everything about my upbringing was conservative, particularly with regard to religion.
I was a staunch Catholic in every way. I grew up under the papacy of Pius XII (the fact that my youngest brother is named Pius will tell you how loyal our family was to that pope’s version of things). We believed that Catholicism was the one true religion and that Protestants needed to convert and return to the true faith. I memorised the Catholic catechism and defended its every word.
