Well, I think your view of history skews anti-Catholic and is misinformed. It's very easy to say "Catholic Church bad" and sneer at the 1.2 Bn Catholics for being so stupid as to follow such a terrible institution. History is far more complex. While I appreciate the message you're trying to communicate, there's no comparison between Musl…
Well, I think your view of history skews anti-Catholic and is misinformed. It's very easy to say "Catholic Church bad" and sneer at the 1.2 Bn Catholics for being so stupid as to follow such a terrible institution. History is far more complex. While I appreciate the message you're trying to communicate, there's no comparison between Muslim atrocities and alleged crimes of the Church throughout history.
The history of the Crusades has far more Muslim brutality than Christian. The Inquisition is misrepresented, and it's so worn out and tired to remind us that priests are horrible rapists and Catholics don't care. We do care, a lot. We just believe that the Church has Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, as evidenced by countless Eucharistic Miracles throughout history. We can't leave that. It's not just that we "need a building", we need the sacraments like we need air to breathe.
Evil is real, and I'm tired of the Church being represented as even close to comparable to other evils in this world.
I would never sneer at anyone. And I certainly never said that Catholics don't care a lot. I have written time and time again how important it is to not lose these traditions and I appreciate that you need sacraments like air to breathe. All powerful institutions become corrupt. This is my opinion backed up by many examples down through history. We don't have to agree. I respect your stance and your faith.
I agree with Whitney. Very disappointed to read the Catholic bashing. With over a billion Catholics, there will be sinners in the Church. But the old tropes about Pius XII, the inquisition, and the Crusades are tiresome.
Thank you Whitney. Pope Pius probably saved more Jewish people than Shindler and Walenberg combined.The Crusades were defensive wars to prevent the expansion of Islam. I don't understand why this article had to expand into Catholic bashing. Yes, there are sinners in the Church. There are also great saints.
Well, I think your view of history skews anti-Catholic and is misinformed. It's very easy to say "Catholic Church bad" and sneer at the 1.2 Bn Catholics for being so stupid as to follow such a terrible institution. History is far more complex. While I appreciate the message you're trying to communicate, there's no comparison between Muslim atrocities and alleged crimes of the Church throughout history.
The history of the Crusades has far more Muslim brutality than Christian. The Inquisition is misrepresented, and it's so worn out and tired to remind us that priests are horrible rapists and Catholics don't care. We do care, a lot. We just believe that the Church has Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, as evidenced by countless Eucharistic Miracles throughout history. We can't leave that. It's not just that we "need a building", we need the sacraments like we need air to breathe.
Evil is real, and I'm tired of the Church being represented as even close to comparable to other evils in this world.
I would never sneer at anyone. And I certainly never said that Catholics don't care a lot. I have written time and time again how important it is to not lose these traditions and I appreciate that you need sacraments like air to breathe. All powerful institutions become corrupt. This is my opinion backed up by many examples down through history. We don't have to agree. I respect your stance and your faith.
I agree with Whitney. Very disappointed to read the Catholic bashing. With over a billion Catholics, there will be sinners in the Church. But the old tropes about Pius XII, the inquisition, and the Crusades are tiresome.
Thank you Whitney. Pope Pius probably saved more Jewish people than Shindler and Walenberg combined.The Crusades were defensive wars to prevent the expansion of Islam. I don't understand why this article had to expand into Catholic bashing. Yes, there are sinners in the Church. There are also great saints.