For those who know me well, you are aware of the constant logical and spiritual battle I have with the Catholic Church. I am also not shy in expressing my disagreement with the Catholic dogma, and my disapproval of the Church trying to tell us how to live our lives when historically our Popes did not even live the so-called Catholic life. You only have to open history books on Europe in the middle ages to see how many illegitimate children and lovers the leaders of the Catholic Church had. Birth control indeed!
Having said that, I think God has clearly seen and heard my disapproval and decided to give me something to think about. First, I got robbed 300 bucks for medication. Second, during the course of this medication(3 months), I cannot drink alcohol. Call me a hypocrite, but I will use my Catholic status to say this: How am I, a Catholic, supposed to survive 3 months without alcohol? Those Protestants are going to outdrink me!
Can you imagine, 3 months with no alcohol? I’m bad enough in never finishing any anti-biotics prescribed to me. Now I have to take 2 pills, twice a day, and because of these damn pills I’ll be alcohol-deprived! I can’t even remember the period in my life before alcohol came in. How will I survive?
Before anyone suggests me going to an Alcoholic Anonymous, really, I am not an alcoholic. I just like alcohol but I’m not dependent on it, though this post may seem to contradict that. I think dinner is made extra special with a little bit of wine, and I think conversations with friends are more fun with beer around, especially if said friends are shy and inhibited and can only let loose with some alcohol in their system. Don’t worry, I won’t be saying any names here.
Now, I can be a completely naughty patient and still drink alcohol during the 3 months, but I really don’t want to put my liver in jeopardy. 3 months is nothing than the rest of my life, right? However, I will delay the start of the medication until I return from Europe. God may have made me walk into this trap, but I will not deprive myself of the Italian wines!
