Are Catholics The Most Criminal?

[Asmodeus]

Pedos, Mafia, Gangs, Cartels, Exorcisms, etc....they all embrace Catholicism. Is it due to it's confessionals as a type of "get out of jail free" card or say a few hail Mary's and move on to the next crime or is there another religion that is followed by more criminals?

Which religion is most criminal in nature?

[Paraselene]

They're all equally criminal.

[zebo-the-fat]

not sure, they are up near the top of the list for sure with islam coming a close second

[Mister Agenda]

I don't know, I think those Evangelical youth pastors might give them a run for their money.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Yep, evangelicals rate pretty high too. Meth, prostitutes, their own child molestations, embezzlement ...

Here's some reading:

https://newrepublic.com/article/185907/e...se-scandal

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/24/nx-s1-501...-explained

https://www.qualitativecriminology.com/p.../release/2

[brewer]

Branch Davidians with Heaven's Gate a close second.

[AFTT47]

Islam has got to be the worst but only because there are countries which observe Sharia Law. It would be just as bad for several other religions if there were countries which accommodated their religious laws.

[Fake Messiah]

Most criminal? Just look at how Jews and Muslims are killing each other purely because of religion and no one is allowed to mention it because it would be that "new atheism" thing that Christian pseudo-intellectuals poisoned. So the criminality of religion is all around and interconnected across religions.

I mean even when they were not killing each other, the Jews and Muslims were living in divided zones where they would throw garbage on each other.

[Rev. Rye]

When it comes to organized crime, honestly, marginalized groups tend to flock to them because they promise a level of protection that the larger society doesn’t care to give them. And if, say, some of those groups are largely Catholic (like, say, Italians in the 19th and early 20th centuries or Latinos now) it makes sense that that happens.

As for pedophilia, Jehovah’s Witnesses have a problem with pedophilia that makes the Vatican seem like Chris Fucking Hansen. At least they cared about damage control. The Jehovah’s Witnesses, however? They decided that, unless someone was dumb enough to try and rape a child in front of another witness (and sometimes not even then), there’s nothing they can do. Except maybe add their name to a secret database that they have made abundantly clear they’ll only share with authorities if they’re legally forced to do so (like in Australia).

[Angrboda]

I think it's important to distinguish between the institution and its members. The Catholic church has many sins. The ordinary Catholic, not so much. The Imams of Islam, not a lot, but many extremist followers, sure.