Rethink.: A Non-Catholic's Guide To Catholicism: On Scripture and Tradition

Another very unique thing about Catholicism is its emphasis on the Sacraments. Protestants sometimes dismiss this as an attempt of the Catholic Church to take political power through claiming rituals can make you closer to God.

This blogger argues that it isn't that simple: any church should argue that it makes people closer to God. The question of rituals and authority speaks to a much deeper problem that may never go away.