It’s also because some people find monotheism more satisfying, others find polytheism more satisfying, and still others like dualism. Catholicism lets you pick. The monotheists just pray to the big guy, the polytheists get to call in their more human specialist, and the dualists can blame the devil that they stubbed their toe or can’t stop drinking.
Ironically fertility deities are an area catholicism sucked at replicating. That said us pagans could use an equivalent to St Anthony, every grandparent’s most called saint.
It’s also because some people find monotheism more satisfying, others find polytheism more satisfying, and still others like dualism. Catholicism lets you pick. The monotheists just pray to the big guy, the polytheists get to call in their more human specialist, and the dualists can blame the devil that they stubbed their toe or can’t stop drinking.
Ironically fertility deities are an area catholicism sucked at replicating. That said us pagans could use an equivalent to St Anthony, every grandparent’s most called saint.