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The author was raised a Catholic and taught to believe the Catholic Church to be the true church and the pope to be the successor of Christ and thus infallible. While serving in the US Army, he used free time to read and study the Bible. He came to think of the Old Testament as merely fables. The New Testament seemed believable because historically, Christ lived and was crucified.
After his time in the army, the next few decades were consumed with raising a family, advancing his career, and...