Pope Francis condemned the âvery strong, organised, reactionary attitudeâ in the US church and said Catholic doctrine allows for change over time.
Pope Francis has blasted the âbackwardnessâ of some conservatives in the US Catholic Church, saying they have replaced faith with ideology and that a correct understanding of Catholic doctrine allows for change over time.
Francisâ comments were an acknowledgment of the divisions in the US Catholic Church, which has been split between progressives and conservatives who long found support in the doctrinaire papacies of St John Paul II and Benedict XVI, particularly on issues of abortion and same-sex marriage.
If your Mom is being scammed by a Nigerian prince via email, you would shout to the rooftops to tell her and try to protect her.
Brain washed religious people should be warned just as vigorously.
My mom isnât going to be scammed by the Nigerian prince if she already knows it is a scam. Thatâs the importance of educating yourself.
Brain washed religous people â religion. Thatâs my distinction. Just because people murder each other in Harry Potter doesnât mean kids are going to interpret that to go on and be murderers.
The people who should be ridiculed for the actions are the murderers, not the entire fanbase.
Educating the religious should be a priority. Pull them out of the cults and save them from giving their $ or time to a huge scam.
There is no defending any religion.
Adios, muchacho.
Dude Iâve literally been agreeing with you. From my first comment I donât think thereâs a place for religion in MODERN society. But at the same time, we wouldnât have this current modern society if it werenât for religion in the first place. Many early philosophers and scientists believed in âGodâ to some degree, despite questioning their faith, too. Iâm not defending it today, but there was a time and place for it at some point. Itâs archaic today, but that doesnât mean there havenât been good influences of it throughout history. Therefore I canât say religion is all 100% bad. Itâs original intentions werenât that, but thousands of years of humans playing telephone through a book has led to its awful usage today.
Plus if my gram who is a god fearing woman is dying on her death bed, Iâd rather her die peacefully with the lesser understanding of the universe than keep telling her that her beliefs are wrong and thereâs no afterlife. Iâm okay with the acceptance of no religion, but not everyone is completely prepared for that. Education is key and thatâs why our current society is shifting towards more atheists than ever in human history.
That being said, as long as strong beliefs are held true by individuals, then even a âreligionâ of anti-religions could exist. May I introduce you to Pastafarianism lol, they worship the flying spaghetti monster to prove the point that âGodâ is not needed as a concept, but in doing so theyâve created a new religion, just one without a deity.
