Christianity's Valuable Contributions to Humanity: An Examination of Militant Atheism

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Here’s a sampling (not exhaustive) of things that the Church of Rome has officially and publicly apologized and begged forgiveness for:

-The Crusades
-The Inquisitions
-The persecution of the Jewish people
-The subjugation of women
-The forced conversion of indigenous peoples
-The African slave trade
-The persecution of Galileo 
-The endorsement and legalization of torture (Counter Reformation)
-The silence to and possible complicity with Hitler’s final solution 
-The burning alive of Jan Hus
-The massacre of Byzantine Christians
-The anathema on ALL Eastern Orthodox Christians
-The murder, torture, and forced conversion of orthodox Serbs
-The rape and torture of orphans in Church-run schools 


If you hadn’t committed these and other crimes, why would you apologize? And if you didn’t realize the damage you’ve done, why would you beg to be forgiven?

But do please go on about the unceasing kindness and good works of the Holy Mother Church.

Boru