(February 13, 2015 at 4:52 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: It's a mixed bag. I really like the fact that they embrace science to a degree. They acknowledge evolution and man-made climate change. I sure wish other religions would follow their lead here. Unfortunately, their prohibition of birth control, abortion and divorce has serious negative consequences. There is also that little matter of sexual suppression of the clergy which has helped keep pediatric proctocologists in business.
Isn't this fun ? We get to slam catholic church for being pricks about divorce, but their franchise documents with that christ dude require them to be butts about divorce, check sub-clause Mark 10:11, direct from Christ HQ.
And churches claiming christ affiliation that ignore Mark 10:11 are apostates.
Bless the catholics, they do their best to have it both ways, window dressing gives the impression they're onboard with the divorce/remarriage prohibition, and then they sell annulments like crazy.
Ever look at stats on annulments? Huge variations from country to country, I'm smelling skulduggery and perfidy on a scale dwarfing the pedo scandal.
It's my understanding that other denominations the catholics ostensibly recognize their in-house christian marriages are super easy to annul if the couple (or one of them) jumps to the catholic brand.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
