(September 1, 2015 at 2:05 am)rexbeccarox Wrote: I'm sorry to harp, but how do you believe in the sanctity of the church if you don't think everything they do is sacred? Isn't that part of the point?
No, it's a good question. A Catholic is supposed to adhere to Church Doctrine (matters of faith and morals). We should believe in those and believe they come from God and are not in error. But this does not mean that Catholic people, even the pope, don't ever say or do things that I don't agree with or even that I think are heinous.
The priests that molested kids did a horrible thing, so did those in the Vatican who were responsible for trying to cover it up. That's an extreme example, but I'm sure everyday someone in the Vatican does/says something that I don't agree with. Even the current Pope, who I like a lot, recently made a comment about being against life imprisonment that I did not agree with.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
