By Vicki Yamasaki, Corpus Christi for Unity and Truth - Modernism does not believe in miracles, heaven, hell, and the authority of the pope. It treats religion as a human invention in which everyone can have his version of it. It is a way of thinking that tries to make the Church more like the world, instead of making the world more like the Church. It changes or rejects the Church’s traditions, liturgy, and doctrines to fit modern culture and values.