It appears you can be both a Catholic and a Scientologist at the same time

Asiaprod

Sounds like a one very confused Scientologist. I never knew that you can be a Jew or Catholic and also be a scientologist at the same time. I would have though they contradicted each other. SouthPark should have a ball with this one.

By The Associated Press
Katie Holmes was raised a Catholic, but, says fiance Tom Cruise, their soon-to-arrive baby will not have a Catholic baptism.
"No," Cruise tells Diane Sawyer in an interview on ABC's "Primetime," airing Friday, 9 p.m. EDT. "No, I mean you can be Catholic and be a Scientologist. You can be Jewish and be a Scientologist. But we're just Scientologists."
The 27-year-old Holmes' switch to Scientology has sparked reports of a rift between her devout parents, Ohio natives Martin and Kathleen, and the 43-year-old actor, who introduced her to Scientology.
However, Cruise shrugs off the stories of family friction, telling Sawyer he's close with "the whole family" and - "absolutely, yes" - they approve of Scientology.
The superstar dad-to-be also confirms to Sawyer that Holmes, in the final stages of her pregnancy with the couple's first child, will adhere to Scientology's practice of quiet birth. Cruise explains that "quiet birth," which aims to minimize talk and other noise inside the delivery room," is "basically just respecting the mother."
"She does what she's gotta do," he explains, addressing speculation that such a practice would somehow muffle Holmes completely and deny her pain medication. "If she needs medicine, she needs medicine."
The star of the upcoming "Mission: Impossible III" has two children, Connor, 11, and Isabella, 13, from his marriage to Nicole Kidman.
As the baby's birth approaches, Cruise says "it feels a little unreal."
Cruise said last week that he and Holmes plan to wed in the coming months. They have been engaged since June.

larryone

"Although there is no policy or Scriptural mandate expressly requiring Scientologists to renounce other religious beliefs or membership in other churches, as a practical matter Scientologists are expected to and do become fully devoted to Scientology to the exclusion of other faiths. As Scientologists, they are required to look only to Scientology Scriptures for the answers to the fundamental questions of their existence and to seek enlightenment only from Scientology." (Response to Final Series of IRS Questions Prior to Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) As a Church, October 1, 1993)

They claim initially, to the newbies, that they are free to worship god in any way the wish. It seems they do try though to kindof push the idea of god further and further away the more involved a person gets.

Akrasia

[statetheobvious] Scientology is a freakishly scary cult and i am shocked and appalled that even one single person could believe the ****e they preach as their truth [/statetheobvious]

UU

Tom Cruise is a weirdo who has converted and totally brainwashed Katie Holmes to join this freaky greedy cult. I really feel sorry for their child who is going to be fed all the Scientology crap and brainwashed in to thinking we came from aliens and worshipping the psycho L. Ron Hubbard. At least Catholicism is not disturbing and teaches love, compassion and the good qualities of humanity unlike this cult. I can tolerate most religions that are just but this isn't. Many celebrities are weird and join crazy cults. The Kabbalah is really good though (technically it isn't a religion but a science / philosophy).