PROs and JOEs - Thompson Vs. Kimbo

It was a usual Saturday evening for me. I spent most of the day watching TV and checking my yahoo inbox desperately for any new mail. I don't remember what time it was but I was browsing through the TV channels and there I saw a familiar face from long time ago, Kimbo Slice. I first watched on Youtube challenging and fighting people in the streets. He was a rugged street fighter. His oppnents were left with swollen and bleeding faces at the end of the match. His blows were so brutal that nobody, not even one street warrior escaped without a bleeding part on his body. So, coming to the current issue, Kimbo had joined the professional fighting league called MMA. He was going to fight this guy called James Thompson. James Thompson had a swollen ear, probably from a previous fight, which looked totally funny on him. As the fight began, Kimbo, who had won a few matches in earlier MMA maches in short times seemed to be struggling with the 6'5" white hulk James Thompson. James Thompson used amazing techniques to make Kimbo feel insecure. In the first 2 rounds Kimbo was pinned to the ground so many times by James Thompson but he did manage to get to his feet and deliver a few punches that left Thompson with cuts on his cheek bones and forehead. Thompson, proved his experience and skills by repeatedly bringing Kimbo to the ground and throwing some fists that would have caused heavy concussions to Kimbo. In the third round, Thompson had the experienced street fighter but amateure MMA rookie Kimbo, in a helpless position gifting elbows and fists to Kombo's hairy face for about 1 minute, leaving Kimbo praying to his ancestors. I was really expecting James Thompson to finally hold the street fighter down and call it a day. But, suddenly something happens. Kimbo manages to get back on feet and punch right on Thompson's cauliflower ear. Thompson starts to bleed but doesn't stop. But, the over-cautious, 'self-righteous' referee comes and pulls Thompson away to save him. Thompson is taken aback and tries to push the referee off but, in vain. The referee calls the match and declares Kimbo victorious though Kimbo is already beat as heck and lying on the ground. Thompson would have easily overcome Kimbo in few more minutes but the supposedly, supposed-to-be-unbiased referee inerferes and gives Kimbo the match. What the heck? I read on some other articles that it was a set-up to just create a hype and advertise CBS channel, which is also very possible. I mean, Thompson has had 9 K.O.s and 4 submissions dude. Anyways, that was something I wanted criticise.

Why differentiate Catholics from Christians?

Hmmm... I have been trying to be a true CHRISTIAN (there's a reason behind that capitalization) for about 3 years now, trying to live that CHRISTIAN life and change my ways to comply to certain values I hold in accordance with the CATHOLIC CHURCH. Okay, now, why did I capitalize the two words? Cos, I don't understand how or why Catholics are NOT Christians. I go to a bible study at school and and I am the only Catholic Christian there, everyone else says thery are Christians and that I am a Catholic. What? When did we Catholics become NOT christians? I believe anyone who follows Christ is a Christian, I mean, isn't that the true meaning? That's why we call the religion Christianity and under that comes Catholicism and Protestant christianity(which some people do not agree with now a days). I would prefer differentiating denominations as 'Catholics and non-Catholics' to 'Catholics and Christians'. I am not against non-catholics because my friends in this group are some of the best people in faith so dedicated to learn and live that life which Jesus wanted us to live. I know it's not wrong to use such words but I just am unable to accept it when people say they are christians and we are catholics as if catholics are not christians. Well, just wanted to get this off my chest and there it goes.
I am also heart broken at that fact that some Catholics don't even know about catholicism which makes it easier for some aggressive anti-catholic men/women to attack cathlics whenever they get a chance. I remember one incident that happened a year ago when I went out on a summer BBQ at a local park with some of my bible study friends. We met some other friends of one of our friends from his church. We had good food and played football (not the american version of rugby but the real football which is the number one sport in the world ;-) ). And then there is this guys who comes to know that I am a catholic and asks me why we pray to the saint and Mother Mary. I was not prepared for such questions during that time and I just got away with vague answers like "it's not wrong to ask someone to pray for you". Then, the guy asked where in the Bible does it say that we should pray to saints, I could not answer that. I don't remember how that conversation ended but today I realize that it is the tradition which passes along generation by generation (from the first ever christians, the Catholics) due to which we pray to saints. St. Paul clearly says in his second letter to the Thessalonians that we should "...hold fast to the traditions that we were taught..." by them. But I do not regret that incident because because of that I came back home to search for answers and my interest in apologetics came to life. I am still a learner and I would never do this to offend the non-catholics but to defend ,clearly, for which the word apologetics stands. Now thinking about it, I remember this that I read in some website, "where in the bible does it say that we should look into the bible for reasons for catholic/non-catholic practices?". This would then, become a paradox by itself because we can't search into the bible to find answer to whether we should search the bible to find answers or not. Did that make any sense? I hope so. Anyways, I believe all the people are God's children and it doesn't matter what denomination we belong to, to be a Christian. Peace.