Is it just me, or is Individuality the opposite of Religion?

[Sethomas]

Then why not believe in Purgatory, wherein one may learn to accept Christ post mortem? Granted most of us have had a chance to know Christ from our world experiences, what about the people who were raised too far seperated from the Christian world to ever have such an opportunity?

What was spoken of in the first post was the sin of anathema. That is, if you deliberately hold opinions contrary to the teachings of the Church, you actively remove yourself from it. In essence, it's simply a matter of your deciding to not be a true Catholic. As a Catholic, I'm free to believe whatever I want about history and science, but my religious beliefs must not violate the tennants of Catholicism. Like, I can choose to believe in the Big Bang and Evolution instead of the Hexammeron and the Garden of Eden. The fun enters into play for things like this: I don't believe in the historical existence of Adam and Eve, nor do I have to. But I do and am required to believe in the doctrine of Original Sin.

So yeah, I think Catholicism allows for plenty of room for individualism. But in the end, it boils down to the question of whether or not you want to be Catholic. Simple as that.