Good will to all men? Not from the grumpy atheists! (Thank God not all atheists are grumpy but there sure seems to be a lot of them)
Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
Here is the way to look at this subject. The church is organized feudally. Each functionary collects from his territory and kicks some percentage upstairs. The higher you go in the pyramid the better off the functionaries are.
ReplyDeleteIf you study church history, even church historians will admit, if they have to, that the church has a long history of religious who enrich themselves, their families, friends and associates from church funds.
The party line is that of course the church is not presently corrupt, that's long in the past. The same historians will also tell you, if press, that there is no historical record of major reform... And then there is what passes for major reform in the Catholic Church. Vatican II was passed off to us as major reform. What a joke that is.
So the answer is yes there is corruption in the Catholic Church but that's the way it was set up. Like Amway. Catholicism is the longest running bunco scheme in the history of the World.
Nobody smart or connected ever gives the church a penny unless they are certain to receive even more in return. Obviously this does not work for most people. If you are in doubt about what category you fall into, you will wisely consider yourself most people.
But Amway gives only polishes and 'stuff' like that. With membership in the Church one has the great opportunity for eternal life with God....and it's all at no charge!
ReplyDeleteTell that to Amway!