I don't know why I bother responding to these threads. Stupid question, and probably no one will read my answer all the way down on page 6. It's just common sense for a big organisation to have money saved. There are over 1 billion Catholics in the world, so naturally we would expect the central church to have a lot of money in their savings. I also seem to remember this same question being asked before in another thread. Vatican low on reserves to cover deficit, seeking donations I responded in page 4 post #76 in this thread.
I think you are just feeling the emotion of jealousy. Jealousy that some people put together and built something beautiful for their place of worship.
Well, religion in general is charitable. Any sacraments are technically free and paid to by “ donations”. It’s a worthwhile loophole.
Nope. I give the RCC a complete pass on this one. I make no comparison and no, the RCC were at odds with the Nazi party.
Oh you are quite welcome and the Nazis are actually quite relevant here. The Vatican actually didn't denounce Hitler at the time he was in power. They, as usual, were more concerned about their own power and influence. And they at the time were still very anti-semitic. They had been a major driving force behind the anti-Semitism that Hitler used. https://www.npr.org/2020/08/29/9070...fer-new-clues-into-vatican-response-to-holoca
Just more half lies. There are plenty of documentaries that address this. We've had threads about it... Not going to waste our time discussing it here. You people just sling a bunch of mud and expect the other side to have to defend against countless accusations. You derail threads with your whataboutism. No one should believe you. Go post it in another thread, or provide a link here to that thread, for anyone who wants to discuss that.
Protest if any kind could’ve cost you your life. I would criticize the RCC to the same level as any “neutral” country at that same time….because the RCC is as much about politics as religion. Self preservation was a motivating factor with all the citizens of Germany. It was a ruthless regime that murdered or imprisoned and punished non compliant citizens as well.
Its the biggest and most successful scam of all time. This is an organization that used to outright sell indulgences. This is an organization that was more concerned with it's image than with either Jews under Hitler or victims of pedophile priests.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ws...e-poor-to-plug-its-budget-deficit-11576075764 Nothing to see here folks. The Catholic Church is all about helping people...
People's standards can change, but God cannot change, and the moral and natural laws in His creations cannot change. One either accepts this reality and tries to abide by it, or they don't and become pseudo gods in their own right.
It’s not a natural law to limit priest hood to unmarried males…that didn’t start out as a married Episcopalian . That’s all politics, can’t hear otherwise. Btw, tell me who the pseudo gods are. Never got an answer from any Christian.
God works in miraculous ways, so while there are attacks on the institution of the Catholic Church by the atheist and secular West, in other parts of the world there is a massive revival of Christianity - something that the world hasn't seen probably since the time of Saint Francis. Instead of the secularism they want, monasticism is growing. What's even more miraculous though, is that God is breaking down the ethnic and cultural barriers that created schisms in the Churches. The largest monastery in Greece is surprisingly named after Saint Augustine a Western Father of the Church, and whose writings were never fully accepted by the Orthodox East. The monastery was also given the name of the Russian Saint Seraphim of Sarov, someone who was totally unknown in Greece. Man makes His plans, but God has His own plans and unlike the plans of men, God works through the human heart.
Huh ? Why even send down a man in his own likeness, white European, if man’s plans are irrelevant ? Human heart ? Seriously ? It’s just a muscle. At least say the “brain”, the organ that controls awareness.
The married priesthood was imposed so the gifts given to the priests wouldn't go to their children. It is though a hard thing for someone to live in the secular world, and yet retain their celibacy - especially in the society we live in. The problem with having married priests is that the RCC can't afford it. The Greek Church here is quite wealthy so they can carry the costs of supporting a family - although I'm not sure that will continue what with the smaller congregations because of Corona. And yet even with married priests, there have been issues of morality similar, but not to the extent of the RCC. I think anything one idolizes such as prestige, money, fame, etc., is a pseudo god - at least to them. And I think anyone who makes themselves as the decisive factor in what is and what should be, has become a god in their own right.
I guess all that means you agree that the Catholic version of god doesn’t restrict priesthood to male sexual expression denied males who were protected by the RCC for decades. That’s another poor choice the church made. can you be more specific about non Catholic gods….like, name some religions that worship false gods.
Was the RCC aware of what was going on, since the purest individuals are the Saints, and they were all calumniated and slandered during their lives. Also the first person to be accused was the Cardinal of Chicago (I have a long memory), and the boy later rescinded. Other than that, Christianity is supposed to be forgiving and non judgmental for everyone is a sinner. It was assumed the priests if guilty had repented. From what I noticed, the one priest was demonically possessed, and he should have been retired rather than sent to other parishes. Anyway, there was definitely a spiritual failure in the Catholic Church and it started from the time of Vatican II when the bishops were told to adapt to the prevalent culture - and some of the bishops made a mess of it. You shouldn't say non Catholic gods, but rather non Christian gods. All Christians worship our Triad God: Father (Creator), Son (God's Word), and Holy Spirit (God's Spirit that comforts and binds us). When someone mentions false gods, they are talking about what individuals worship, not about a specific faith. Nationalism would be a false god, since it's a worship of one's ethnicity and culture, or striving for power and money would be the worship of a false god. Believing in man's ability above God would be a worship of a false god.
Who said white European would be God's likeness? God is not a physical being, so the likeness has to do with other aspects. The human heart is in reference to a person's love and compassion towards others - and that has nothing to do with a person's mind. It's what unites one with an all Pure and Loving God. This is why Jesus said, the Kingdom of God is within us.
Secular west ? In all religion, everything is subtle code that needs interpretation. This interpretation changes like the seasons depending upon what is necessary. It’s like a magic act with words. A friend, and ex priest once answered my question that he show me evidence of god. He replied with a traditional and meaningless statement, “ how can you deny god when you see a sunset or hear a classical piece.” It was exactly what I expected in the European based Catholic religious orthodoxy and evidence free world. That’s a typical illusion and meaningless to someone who was color blind and prefers country music…sorry, it’s not working. You seem quite devout and well educated in the ways of the church. But the illusion surrounding the Vatican perception of Christianity, is just that. I
This rings true to me. With no evidence one way or another, any god or kingdom there in, really only exists in the human mind.