Dedicated to James Bardwell. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6 Can one be a Christian on his own terms? Can one be a Catholic a la carte ? The answer to both questions according to the church ( churches) will most definitely be a resounding no. And the church with its esteemed theologians, solid history and powerful infrastructure, holds the weight of this argument in its favour. Christianity is the church. There is no salvation outside of the church and the church administers the Sacraments. When I say church I don't only mean the Roman Catholic Church or any of the other Apostolic churches, I also mean all the Protestant ones in all their subdivisions, from the Anglican ones to the evangelical ones where one has to register as a member. All these churches, despite their differences, will coincide when it comes to the necessity of the church,...