While the RCC has abandoned using the Bible since the 3rd c.f. Entity, Jehovah's Witnesses study to follow it closely. The reason for not celebrating holidays or RCC events, is because the Bible orders true Christians to get rid of all forms of paganism.
All holidays are clearly from pagan sources. Just because you out lipstick on a pig, it remains a pig. Not a role model and hopefully not your date.
We do not have a problem with families. In fact, our faith makes us appreciate our families more. In some cases though, families are so outrageous, that it is better not to be around them.
Now there is no Biblical law forbidding entering a church building. It is a matter of individual conscience. It is a mere wood, cement and stone structure.
But what it represents is false religions made by Satan to confuse people from ever looking or finding the one religion having God's approval. For some, our conscience is clear if we go inside. Others It does bother them.
So to keep a clear conscience with Jehovah, they refuse to enter. Both steps are fine and valid. As regards the priest or any clergy for that matter, I share his revoltion.
I can only tolerate the lies they tell for a few seconds. Never for twenty minutes. That is past an eternity.
At funerals, the clergy preaches the d ess ad person is in heaven, in the coffin, in purgatory---all at the same time of his sermon. Then he is looking down on the family. There is a certain amount of excrement we all must put up with.
No matter who you are or what you do. That is mine. The Bible shows we all go to the grave, which is hell according according to the Bible.
Ecclesiastes 3:19-20 shows all dead, human and animal all return to dust. There us no thoughts any more. Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10 points out the dead can never feel, think, say, do it influence anything or anyone.
Now remind me again what Halloween celebrates? So should those who "claim" to follow Jesus be turned around celebrating something that never happens and the Bible is against? Easter is unusual in that most holidays are pagan mashed together and relabeled with Bible names.
Easter was stolen from pagans without any changes. Easterus was a fertility goddess, with eggs and rabbits also as fertility symbols. It is meant to celebrate Christ's resurrection of rebirth.
Except Jesus told us to observe ONLY his death. That was what is if major importance. We look at 2 Corinthians 6:14-17, where Jehovah God instructs us to make a clear distinction between pagan things and Godly things.
Finally instructing "Separate yourselves from the unclean things and I will take you in." Easter then is unacceptable in Jehovah's eyes. So are most of the things in the RCC doctrines.
Since you asked, I have told you why it us so difficult to get close with RCC teachings.
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.