I actually have no issue with the kissing the ring thing, it was just doing that put me on the trail of "finding the true church" or the church I kept reading about in the new testament. There were several things about the Catholic church which I found grounding and comforting. (the rosary, the way of the cross, the beautiful vaulted ceilings, all the symbolistic rituals of Sunday Mass and Wednesday devotions. I contemplated becoming active in the Catholic church at one time before being baptized Latter Day Saint. My husband at that time was not having any of that. It was just a contemplation so I agreed with him. Anyway, it was a turning point in my teen life. I attended several church and 12 step groups along the way to joining the Latter Day Saints.