Michael and his grandmother are having a discussion of why Michael does not consider himself a Catholic. Among these reasons are the Catholic church's organized obstruction of justice (ahEM, Cardinal Mahoney) and its refusal to talk about condoms to people in Africa who desperately need them.

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MICHAEL: And I'm not big on this whole praying to saints. I believe in a direct line.

MY GRANDMA: Well, so do I. But didn't you ever go through your mother to get something from your dad?

MICHAEL: OK, that's kind of hard to argue with...