d_and_n5000

I can understand that some people are not Catholic and for whatever reason believe something else. What I don't understand is why some feel the need to come up with lies or at the very least gross misconstructions of Catholic teaching in order to make themselves at peace with themselves not being Catholic.

Case in point: At my cousin's Congregational church, the pastor has a Catholic background. Whenever I go there, I am more than likely to hear something untrue about Catholicism, be it that we worship Mary(we don't), that we added books to the Bible(we didn't), that we regard the Pope to be perfect(we don't - papal infallibility is very limited and is very, very rarely used), or some other caricature of ancient Catholic teachings and practices.

So, basically, my question is: Why spend so much energy perpetuating lies about Catholics?

My wonderful dentist has decided to refer me to an orthodontist, and I have a consultation with one at the end of this month. What can I expect to happen during the appointment? I recall the hygienist at my last dentist appointment saying something about x-rays that show your whole mouth as opposed to your average bitewings, but that's all I'm relatively sure of at this point. So, what else can I expect to happen at the consultation?