Pope Francis, a witness to atheism.
September 14, 2016 at 10:51 pm
(This post was last modified: September 14, 2016 at 10:52 pm by Jehanne.)
One criticism that many atheists have pointed out (I recall Sean Carroll doing so with his debate with Craig), is that all religions are man-made, because not only do they contradict each other they also contradict themselves. With the definitive interpretation of Amoris Laetitia now being made public by Francis himself, it is a good time, in my opinion, for the modern atheist movement to do a little bit of offense here and point out how the Catholic Church has (once again) "changed its tune" on what was, once upon a time, viewed as being an "immutable" truth. For anyone up to the task, here's an easy to access online guide of the Church's so-called "teachings" from the supposed time of Jesus:
http://patristica.net/denzinger/
Atheists, in my opinion, need to start pointing out to Catholics, especially, those who may be on the fence doubting their religion, that Francis' recent teachings are in contradiction to centuries of Catholic teaching. While some of you may applaud Francis in his reforms of the Catholic Church, I believe that an even bigger prize awaits the atheist movement in convincing practicing Catholics that Catholicism is just bullshit, whether stirred clockwise or counter-clockwise. Many Catholics are, for the most part, firmly in the "Catholic gobbledygook" camp already, but I see some opportunity here!
Thoughts?
http://patristica.net/denzinger/
Atheists, in my opinion, need to start pointing out to Catholics, especially, those who may be on the fence doubting their religion, that Francis' recent teachings are in contradiction to centuries of Catholic teaching. While some of you may applaud Francis in his reforms of the Catholic Church, I believe that an even bigger prize awaits the atheist movement in convincing practicing Catholics that Catholicism is just bullshit, whether stirred clockwise or counter-clockwise. Many Catholics are, for the most part, firmly in the "Catholic gobbledygook" camp already, but I see some opportunity here!
Thoughts?