Things you said as a child that horrified your religious parents.

“The ritualistic cannibalization of Christ is repulsive, and I will NOT participate!”

Yep, they were certain I was going to h-e-double-toothpick.

I’ve been trying to recall… I was certainly aware of it, but I think I read the other one, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, but not this one.

Like I’m sure many Catholic kids do when faced with Confirmation - “But I’m not sure I DO believe!” and much later “The Church exists to serve the people, NOT the other way around!”