I thought there would be more theists on here, to be honest. Why bother have a forum with a whole bunch of atheists agreeing on everything? Anyway, I'm Catholic, which seems to be controversial in itself.
Let me say, nobody believes this crap in the Catholic church. If there's one thing that's true about Catholicism, its that it is am enormous organization; protestant religions individually are not nearly as large as Catholicism. That's not bragging, it's factual, and I don't even consider it to be a good thing; there are so many oddballs giving the whole church a bad rep. While you're at it, look up "catholic" in a dictionary.
This is relevant to the article, however. Everyone thinks every catholic priest is a pedophile, homosexual rapist that preys on little children... It's pathetic, to be honest. So many people are determined to hate catholicism. The truth is that a percent of a population represents a larger portion when the population is larger; the bigger the church, the more corrupt people you will get. It's math (like I say, I think logically). The ratio is almost no different than other churches, or populations in general, actually. And yet we get people claiming that THIS article, THIS particular one is a manifestation of the whole church's beliefs. Not even the pope can be cited as the whole church's beliefs.
Let me say, nobody believes this crap in the Catholic church. If there's one thing that's true about Catholicism, its that it is am enormous organization; protestant religions individually are not nearly as large as Catholicism. That's not bragging, it's factual, and I don't even consider it to be a good thing; there are so many oddballs giving the whole church a bad rep. While you're at it, look up "catholic" in a dictionary.
This is relevant to the article, however. Everyone thinks every catholic priest is a pedophile, homosexual rapist that preys on little children... It's pathetic, to be honest. So many people are determined to hate catholicism. The truth is that a percent of a population represents a larger portion when the population is larger; the bigger the church, the more corrupt people you will get. It's math (like I say, I think logically). The ratio is almost no different than other churches, or populations in general, actually. And yet we get people claiming that THIS article, THIS particular one is a manifestation of the whole church's beliefs. Not even the pope can be cited as the whole church's beliefs.
I'm the diplomat. I believe a lot of things. Here they are, for your reference:
-I'm a Roman Catholic Christian (yep, I 'admitted' that I'm Catholic)
-I don't believe that all atheists are lazy
-I do believe that these sites tend to get clogged with too much flaming
-I don't believe witty sayings/quotes help either side's case
-I don't believe in the 'proof' that fellow theists will think is cool; if God could be proved, besides what's in the Bible, He wouldn't be God
-If you take offense at something I said, reread it; I'm not going to try to insult anyone
-Your beliefs are separate from you. Don't take offense if I'm not an atheist. Likewise, i won't take offense for your not being Christian.
-Don't take the "Santa Claus" approach when debating with me. Constantly repeating that God isn't real is going to get nowhere.
-I'm a Roman Catholic Christian (yep, I 'admitted' that I'm Catholic)
-I don't believe that all atheists are lazy
-I do believe that these sites tend to get clogged with too much flaming
-I don't believe witty sayings/quotes help either side's case
-I don't believe in the 'proof' that fellow theists will think is cool; if God could be proved, besides what's in the Bible, He wouldn't be God
-If you take offense at something I said, reread it; I'm not going to try to insult anyone
-Your beliefs are separate from you. Don't take offense if I'm not an atheist. Likewise, i won't take offense for your not being Christian.
-Don't take the "Santa Claus" approach when debating with me. Constantly repeating that God isn't real is going to get nowhere.
