Interesting theory. I had an entirely different experience growing up Catholic. I was a public school kid too...I never felt different in the church but at times felt different outside the church.

I feel that us in Europe have missed so much. However, I once nearly owned a Hershey bar but the friend who was bringing it back for me ate it on the plane.

ROFL! Fist of all, I don't have a clue what these packets are that you're talking about. But the wafer on the roof of the mouth? I know all about that. As you described wanting to scrape it off, I was tasting the damn (oops) thing. I can feel it there stuck right up in that spot... So thank you very much for that.

Laughed out loud. Almost snorted. A public school catholic kid. right here. Never learned the AofC either. But you could have guessed that, right?