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RE: Modern Excommunication
Now, to the Papal "controversy." Come on, of course every religious leader out there will tell you pretty much theirs is the one and only "true" religion.
A good point indeed. Need we look any further than the division in Islam regarding the caliph (and even regarding the prophet himself). And now Catholicism reminds the contemporary world they are no different - except that they don't bomb Mormons or Protestants, etc. At least not frequently enough for it to seem like the status quo.
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RE: Modern Excommunication
If you only drink Starbucks and think this is the best coffee in the world, this hardly makes you a coffee connoisseur. It only testifies to the success of Starbucks marketing department. If you are a consumer of religion in the United States, you are just another happy customer of a particular brand of religion [insert yours here].
Coming from more secular Europe and one-religion state (Romania), I was amused at the aggressive attempts made by various religious brands in the United States to lure me in with cookies, milk (not kidding, some people know what I am talking about), concerts, music, eternal salvation, etc.
Therefore, I am not surprised the Americans you refer to are not experts in the origin of religions, because any rigurous student will start probably asking questions: why Starbucks and not Caribou or Nescafe, etc? Not likely to be encouraged by the brand managers.
Now, to the Papal "controversy." Come on, of course every religious leader out there will tell you pretty much theirs is the one and only "true" religion. So if you are shopping for Christianity, you might as well go for the "original" church. Or you could go for the modern, the reformed, whatever satisfies your taste as a consumer.
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