Say what you will about the Catholic Church...

[sir pball]

9. There are many absolutely amazing works of art from all cultures.

I mean "finest" literally though, in the superlative sense - IMO the Pieta is the finest sculpture, and the Mass in B Minor the finest piece of music, ever created, ever, out of any civilization or culture that ever rose on Earth. There are many other absolutely amazing pieces of art created by other groups, not to mention that I don't think the finest painting, nor photograph, is religious - just that the power of the Church made some incredibly creative people do some incredibly inspired works.

I'm honestly not entirely comfortable with myself anyway, because my feelings definitely promote the myth of total Western supremacy, but I do know the tingle I get from seeing Bach or Michelangelo isn't from a sky-fairy. It's because they're simply amazing.