1.0Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethicsFred Yihttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/author/yif/April 30, 2010 ~ Mary Karr | March 4, 2011 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="yCa4YPdQyH"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2011/03/04/april-30-2010-mary-karr/6188/"> Mary Karr</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2011/03/04/april-30-2010-mary-karr/6188/embed/#?secret=yCa4YPdQyH" width="600" height="338" title="“ Mary Karr” — Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly" data-secret="yCa4YPdQyH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/files/2010/04/marykarr-thumb02.jpg200100Writer Mary Karr says what struck her about Catholicism "wasn't the grandeur of the Mass, it was the simple faith of the people" and "the carnality of the church. There was a body on the cross."