Larry Wilmore

Maybe God.

Maybe God.

So I grew up Catholic. I was an altar boy just like you. I had a very firm in my mind understanding that not only did a God exist, but kind of an idea that he existed within the framework of the religion that I was inside of. Old man. Whatever those are. Clouds. And even Catholicism, it's kind of convoluted. There's three of them. It's the worst story ever told.

So I grew up Catholic. I was an altar boy just like you. I had a very firm in my mind understanding that not only did a God exist, but kind of an idea that he existed within the framework of the religion that I was inside of. Old man. Whatever those are. Clouds. And even Catholicism, it's kind of convoluted. There's three of them. It's the worst story ever told.

There's three persons, but it's like one thing.

There's three persons, but it's like one thing.

Yeah, and the fact that modern Christianity is really built on cannibalism. I mean, every week it's like the body of Christ is going into your mouth. Yes, incredibly bizarre, yes. And it's not, by the way, it's not symbolic of his body. No. It's not symbolism.

Yeah, and the fact that modern Christianity is really built on cannibalism. I mean, every week it's like the body of Christ is going into your mouth. Yes, incredibly bizarre, yes. And it's not, by the way, it's not symbolic of his body. No. It's not symbolism.

There is no metaphor. The idea is you are actually eating the actual body of Christ. So it really is, it's not even a joke. It actually is cannibalism.

There is no metaphor. The idea is you are actually eating the actual body of Christ. So it really is, it's not even a joke. It actually is cannibalism.

Transubstantiation, that's the name.

Transubstantiation, that's the name.

No, I would call it agnostic for a while. I was kind of searching. I went to a Protestant church for a while. When I was doing stand-up, I had a manager. She was very...

No, I would call it agnostic for a while. I was kind of searching. I went to a Protestant church for a while. When I was doing stand-up, I had a manager. She was very...

Christian you know where they want to you know sign people up type of stuff so I went to her church for a while really nice people and stuff it wasn't quite for me and so I stopped going and then my when I met my wife she was very Catholic she's got a very Catholic family and so I started going again I thought you know you know once we had kids I thought well it's good for me to go because it's good to give the kids something and then they can make up their own minds you know do you still believe that

Christian you know where they want to you know sign people up type of stuff so I went to her church for a while really nice people and stuff it wasn't quite for me and so I stopped going and then my when I met my wife she was very Catholic she's got a very Catholic family and so I started going again I thought you know you know once we had kids I thought well it's good for me to go because it's good to give the kids something and then they can make up their own minds you know do you still believe that

Well, then good luck choosing where they get their moral framework.

Well, then good luck choosing where they get their moral framework.

Good luck having the right parents. Okay, fair enough, yeah. Right. But you don't have to necessarily count on the right parents if there's a framework that enough people agree on. Right. Yeah. And you may have to get lucky with that. Who knows? It may be a horrible religion that gives you a bad framework. I don't know.

Good luck having the right parents. Okay, fair enough, yeah. Right. But you don't have to necessarily count on the right parents if there's a framework that enough people agree on. Right. Yeah. And you may have to get lucky with that. Who knows? It may be a horrible religion that gives you a bad framework. I don't know.