One danger of Catholic upbringing is when being less than perfect becomes equated to the guilt of being sinful. I have realized that some people who were raised Catholic have been encouraged to regard every evidence that they are less than perfect as something to feel guilty about, as a reason to be ashamed, as a reason to get down on themselves. That harsh lack of understanding of the nature of being human is heavy baggage, and the way Jesus's message was relayed and taught was quite horrible.