make fun of my church all you want
you can say it preaches hate
but please,
all the saints and fathers and doctors
have never taught anything but love
and forgiveness
I have never been taught anything that says
"judge thy neighbor"
or "cast the first stone"
so for you to say
you don't like what the catholic church teaches
what, exactly, don't you agree with?
"help the poor, clothe the naked, comfort widows"
"love thy neighbor as yourself"
"spread your joy and your light"
"be willing to give your life for your friends"
honestly. what are you talking about?
the catholic church is not a business
it is not corrupted,
you sound like the erudite who believed
the purely selfless were corrupt
because that's a lie.
the holiest, kindest, most gracious people
run this church
and our doors are always open
we feed the hungry, shelter the homeless
the we have our arms ready to embrace anyone who needs it
and we find pure happiness in everything we do
What more do you want?
What is our religion doing wrong?
I won't accept 'the slaughter of thousands of people' because the invasion of the native american peoples was a gross power move that was associated with a misunderstanding of religion and orders from blasphemous authorities. the crusades were so long ago and you haven't been personally affected, so don't pull that one. and the spanish inquisition was wrong and the Church condemns that. also, homosexuality is condemned because we believe it is sexually impure and leads us away from God. but, as Theresa of Avila says, be gentle with others and stern with yourself. No Catholic who is truly close to God has ****** or judged or oppressed or been violent towards someone for any reason- and if they have, they have since been forgiven. God does not condone hate. God is the source of all unity and love in the universe- and if you worship a God that does not do that, or you believe God does not do that, you are grossly misinterpreting what it is that we are. The whole universe is good. all the things we perceive to be negative are just there to build our character. those 'bad' things are good because they are true and they changed things and it will all work out in the end. life is beautiful, God is love. and that is what my church teaches- that no matter what anyone does to you, no matter if they sin themselves or they hurt you, you should not hurt them or seek revenge: always love, always forgive, always be patient, no matter what. do not feed the vicious cycle- be an instrument of peace. let light shine through you and sow love wherever you walk.