One of my doctors was a Catholic convert, only went to Latin Mass, and subsequently died of Covid because it “wasn’t a big deal” and felt protected by the rosary in his lab coat pocket 🤦‍♀️
Ugh! Sometimes I remind my students that Mendel was a priest. And because they're American, they're often surprised that a highly religious person could found modern genetics and evolutionary theory. Which says a lot more about our country than the Catholic church. It's honestly sad.