Pray for the Living and the DeadOne of the sillier things one sometimes hears about the Catholic Church is communicated in jokes like the one about the guy who gets to the Pearly Gates and is ushered inside by St. Peter. As Peteâs showing him around the Elysian Fields, they pass by a little gothic structure and hear voices inside praying in Latin.âShh!â says Peter, and leads the new arrival tiptoe past the little building.Once out of earshot, the new arrival turns to Peter and says, âWhatâs up with those guys?âPeter says, âThose are the Catholics.