> > 2) Catholicism tends to stress the blood sacrifice that Christ
> > has made is *the* final and most important one that God
> > required and that it covers all of our future sins.
>
> I won’t agree with calling the crucifixion a “pagan blood
> sacrifice ritual”, but both Catholic and Protestant churches
> affirm alike that Christ’s sacrifice was the fulfillment of the
> OT sacrificial system and is therefore part of the “New
> Covenant”. Additionally protestant churches often (and
> correctly) state that the blood of Christ is the final,
> permanent sacrifice that accomplished what OT sacrifices
> could not, including the forgiveness for all sin, past present
> and future. So I don’t think this distinction is accurate
> distinction between the two faiths.

Ok, perhaps I made that argument badly. Here's a question: do protestant churches typically have the stations of the cross around the interior of the church? If not (again, I assume), that seems to me to be a stronger indicator that in Catholicism (which does) it is very important that every bit of Christ's pain/insult/torture are supposed to be meditated upon on each or most visits...

-brendan