Safety Car
Sometimes I wonder if Catholicism was just a safety car1 on the F1 track, keeping us from radicalizing too hard. If that's true, God give me strength. If not, I guess I've only got Instagram Reels left. Either way, overtake me.
1 Safety car: In Formula 1, a vehicle deployed during dangerous conditions to slow the race and prevent crashes. All cars must follow behind it at reduced speed—no overtaking allowed. A metaphor for institutional control disguised as protection.