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Yossarian and The Lord is My Shepherd from "Catch-22". Colonel Cathcart rejects the Twenty-third Psalm because it is too negative.

during Colonel Cathcart's prayer meeting plan

Yossarian and The Lord is My Shepherd

Colonel Cathcart rejects the Twenty-third Psalm because it is too negative. The psalm is a classic expression of faith and comfort, but Cathcart sees it as bad for morale. His rejection of the psalm is a sign of his shallow understanding of religion and his obsession with appearances.