Very few Catholics define themselves as Roman, Irish, Hungarian, Ukrainian...perhaps people are confused because some churches have mass in the latin rite (and don't necessarily speak latin! ) No they don't worship idols, statues but intead use it as a reminder/symbol.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.