The hipocracy of the catholic church
redhatmatt
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I absoloutely have no problem with what individuals choose to seek comfort in, believe in or use as a form of moral guidance. but the institution of the catholic church( Not its individual worshippers) seem very corrupt.
Case in point:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/21/vatican-secret-property-empire-mussolini?INTCMP=SRCH
Case in point:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/21/vatican-secret-property-empire-mussolini?INTCMP=SRCH
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Boys go into the Catholic Church not the other way around!
To be fair have a look at where the Anglican Church invests.
Used to
if you judge every crime with that criteria, heaven help you.
Its a filthy hypocrisy that is the very fabric of ALL religion
Since when was it a crime to own property?
What a dreadful, corrupt institution.
It is not in itself but when that property is financed by the gains of fascist governments . One wonders wheather the money should be returned to the victims of the regime.
perhaps when it was given to you by a dictator who acquired it by nefarious means initially. perhaps when you pretend to be a cult that hates poverty, money making and worships a dude who would be turning in his grave (if he was real) if he read that story...:rolleyes:
BiB - Does this apply to everyone or just the religious institutions you have an obvious prejudice against? If everyone then we can kiss goodby to BMW, Sony and most of the Swiss banking system (plus half the worlds banking system).
Secondly since when was hypocrIsy a crime? Half the population would be locked up if that was the case.
I agree with the point about Jesus, He wasn't too fond of money-men if the accounts about him are true.
(Though I rather suspect he doesn't.)
Erm swiss bank accounts should return nazi money to the victims. BMW had to surrender some of its factories to the allies following the defeat of Germany in WWII and sony founded its business after Japan's defeat in WWII.
I stand corrected on Sony - I'm thinking of Sanyo and their use of slave labour in WW2
Shouldn't a church who sees itself as a moral authority over a billion Catholics, behave , more like Jesus.
On this I agree.
Erm Sanyo was run through one of the old Zaibatsu companies, The Zaibatsu was disbanded by the US occupying forces. Sanyo was founded by the collapse of the Zaibatsu system.
So of course they are corrupt. There's no way NOT to be if your entire reason for being is predicated on a myth that you use to justify your ideology.
Apparently it saved them from going bankrupt.
Yet another Roman Catholic Church basher! I was brought up in the Roman Catholic religion - I don't practise it now, but I did learn how to spell in my Roman Catholic school.
By the way,the Anglican Church came about through Henry Viii's thieving from the monasteries, false accusations and executions of innocent people to gain their lands, and this went on throughout his reign after his break from the Church in Rome.
By the way, op, it's HYPOCRISY.
I went to a catholic school too. So the catholic church is perfect with its pedophiles, Nazi money oh and blessing the bombs used by Italy on Ethiopia. Oh and killing people who need abortions to save their lives. Lets not forget about that. Church schools are the biggest driving force behind atheism in the UK.