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I really love it when the Catholic Church talks about
distortion of facts by "evil" people and how we should
all pray for them.
What about 2000 years of distortion by the Church.
Let's talk about an "evil" Pope who made Mary
Magdalene to be a prostitute when we now know that if
the ministry of Jesus existed, she probably was a rich
patron who played a dominant role.
What about Gospels that existed alongside the four
that we know off, like the Gospel of Thomas and the
Gospel of Judas which never saw the light of day
because they didn't fit in with their theology.
What about scrolls found at Nag Hamadi written by
Gnostics, a sect of Christianity probably persecuted
and driven to extinction by mainstream Christians of
the time.
What about centuries of manipulation of theology by
Popes and Bishops and Cardinals that conveniently
created Virgin births and Holy Spirits to explain away
loopholes in the gospels.
And when all else fails let's not forget "blind faith"
for none shall be so bold as to put their doubting
fingers into the palms of Christ and question the
Catholic Church on issues, on theology or on history.
Ofcourse, as Cardinal Dias states, "more things are
wrought by prayer than the world can dream off", like
tsunamis and earthquakes and genocides and famines.
Let's not forget that "God has a plan for every
natural disaster victim" because ofcourse there was
something wrong with the original plan of him spending
the rest of his life with his loved ones.
The Catholic Church can easily put Mafia Dons to shame
when it comes to spiritual extortion and Stalin had
nothing on totalitarian regimes and towing the party
line when compared to the Catholic Church.
Enough! At least Dan Brown's novel is labeled fiction.
What has the Church been pedaling all these years?
Elisabeth
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--- Frederick Noronha wrote:
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> Cardinal Dias Deplores Anti-Christian Films,
> Launches Prayer Crusade
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