TieMeInKnottss
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ORIGINAL: LadyConstanze Do you feel the need to fight and reclaim Christianity whenever a priest molested a child? Do you think you carry all the guilt of the terrible things the church has done over the centuries (inquisition, holy wars, etc.), whenever some radical Christian attacks an abortion clinic or kills a doctor or a nurse, you think you should go there and stop them and reclaim Christianity? You know if I was a Muslim I wouldn't identify with the violent ones, but I also wouldn't feel that I need to make a stand, just like most Catholics didn't make a stand when it comes to a ton of scandals in the Catholic church. How would you like to be labelled as a child abuser just because some priests were? Seems pretty unfair, works for other religions too. But this is what I am saying EXACTLY (except...somehow you seem to be taking it the opposite way) -- I don't feel a need to reclaim Catholiciism (I don't speak for other Christian religions since I am Catholic) from those who did wrong. They were evil men who took advantage of their position of trust to commit heinous acts...I am trying to get across that...IF you put a definition on the expectations, the requirements, the rules and laws of a religion THEN you can separate those who DO bad and try to cover it up AND those who claim, in doing their evil act, that they are living the religious doctrine. I can understand them not feeling the need to take a stand BUT...if you don't define what you are and what you believe, what is right and wrong...how do you convince others that you are not the same? If there is no definition of "rat" or "fish" no scientific categorization, how can you claim that the "rat" who says he is a "fish"...is NOT a fish? Everyone has focused on the pedophila issue in the Catholic religion as the parallel when, really, a better parallel would have been the Crusades (church supported, everyone that took part did so because they were told it was God's will, the religion was used to further political gains/justify poor conduct).. I will say this one last time...I NEVER HEARD THE VATICAN, the POPE or ANY CATHOLIC LEADER COME OUT and SAY.. "Child molestation is the doctrine of the church, it is the duty of all Catholics everywhere to molest those weaker than themselves". People--get OFF THE DAMN "Catholc religion no better than Islam because there was a problem with pedophile,priests. Yes, many times it was COVERED up or condoned by higher ups BUT NO ONE EVER CAME OUT AND SAID THIS IS OUR BELIEF AND NOT ONLY ARE WE RIGHT IN DOING IT, YOU should be excommunicated because you DON'T DO IT.. Good Lord, I am starting to remember why I don't bother posting or responding in this section. Few people are willing to actually READ and ANSWER a question without going off on an unrelated tangent (and now I have gone off my own thread topic because I am trying to argue the invalid argument)
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