Catholicism

[ducketto]

It doesn't mean I support the actions themselves, I look beyond them

There is nothing good or moral about looking beyond the atrocities. To still be a member of a corrupt institution is to basically state that you are okay with all the wrongs it commits.

It is called forgiveness my friend. And secondly, the Church may have Her share of scandal within the confines of this world, but to say that because I belong to the Church means I support the actions of a few is illogical. I don't know if the analogy hasn't hit home, maybe you will get it on the ride back from work, but are you as a customer at Wal-Mart to blame for an employee hitting a customer, or someone at the corporate level stealing some money? Should you just say "no" to Wal-Mart then?

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It doesn't mean I support the actions themselves, I look beyond them

There is nothing good or moral about looking beyond the atrocities. To still be a member of a corrupt institution is to basically state that you are okay with all the wrongs it commits.

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So you would consider me less than a HUMAN BEING if you saw me walking down the street?

I am meeting them head-on! As are you! It is a fair argument. But do you realize what you are saying? Calling me less than human! Where is your respect, your dignity? Or were they lost when you decided to reject the Truth you once knew or are now being given?
I consider you less than human because of your apparently irrational support of a corrupt institution. No amount of stating Truth or Faith can cover the fact that you are willingly ignoring the atrocities.