RE: Are certain horrific aspects of catholicism distinctive to that sect specificaly.
July 30, 2013 at 5:52 pm
What this sounds like to me, is the human tendency to frame things in the context of our own biases and beliefs, though a particularly disgusting example.
The poor man *must* have been a horrible person, yes? - else a benevolent overlord would not possibly allow him to suffer so. Right? Add that to some people's love of gossip, and this is what you get.
I doubt this is a trait of Catholicism per se, it seems more likely that's just the way those particular individuals are, and I strongly suspect that they were completely oblivious to how utterly disgusting they sounded.
The poor man *must* have been a horrible person, yes? - else a benevolent overlord would not possibly allow him to suffer so. Right? Add that to some people's love of gossip, and this is what you get.
I doubt this is a trait of Catholicism per se, it seems more likely that's just the way those particular individuals are, and I strongly suspect that they were completely oblivious to how utterly disgusting they sounded.
