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Originally Posted by bobabode
Mini, If we can't laugh and be not just a little pissed off at the dichotomies and incongruencies offered up my the Holy Roman Church? What is left then?
It's obvious that the good has outweighed the bad but criticizing the church for sweeping pedophlic behaviour under the rug is a valid critique. It is a gross abuse of trust.
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The Catholic Church get more than its fair share of criticism, and such criticism is not limited to priests and pedophilia. Now, I believe I stated in an earlier post that criticism of the Church for how it handled that scandal is certainly justified, and has caused many Catholics to turn away from the Church. My point was that the Church is often skewered in the media for its position on issues of theology (i.e. when life begins, abstinence, homosexuality, etc.) constantly. The core of this criticism is that the church is somehow out of step with the times. However, I've observed those who level such criticism usually don't care to have their core beliefs examined too closely.
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Originally Posted by bobabode
BTW, the next time you wish to perform a litmus test on this forum? Be upfront about it. What you admit to is duplicitous behaviour and a sin. You aren't a Jesuit? Are you?  |
Not sure what you're getting at here.