RE: Are certain horrific aspects of catholicism distinctive to that sect specificaly.
July 30, 2013 at 2:13 pm
(July 30, 2013 at 1:43 pm)The Germans are coming Wrote: Is the social concept of unquestionable catholic authority also existant in Italy?
Well, in Italy, the church may be very obtrusive but is not unquestionable at all,since fortunately we had a very strong communist party to put its authority in discussion.
And then again, I think Italy is the country with the highest rate of "I believe in god but not in the church". No one knows how many times I've heard this thing...
"Every luxury has a deep price. Every indulgence, a cosmic cost. Each fiber of pleasure you experience causes equivalent pain somewhere else. This is the first law of emodynamics [sic]. Joy can be neither created nor destroyed. The balance of happiness is constant.
Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.
Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.
Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.
Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."
Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.
Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.
Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.
Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."
