re: One of my favorite photographs from the Second World War....

If people read the bible they wouldn't remain a Catholic for long. The Catholic church has so many teachings that contradict the biblical teaching such as the papacy, sacraments(infant baptism), Maryolatry, confessing sins to a man, penance, and purgatory which is a money-making racket to get relatives of people who pass away to have to pay for the priest, etc. to pray them out of purgatory to "hopefully" one day reach heaven. They teach a works salvation as opposed to placing one's faith and trust in Christ ALONE, and his finished work on the cross, and subsequent resurrection. God will destroy this corrupt system that's referenced in Revelations 17 and 18.