Oh I am so sorry Gilbert. The bible message was not sent for the common people. It was sent for the use of the priestly class so that they could maintain like they do in all religions, exclusivity and thereby take advantage of the power that flows from that exclusivity, through fear and intimidation.
Isn’t it the power and authority of the priesthood and the fear of punishment that allowed the sexual abuse situation to happen. It took a ‘Star of the Reformation’ John Wycliffe to translate the books of the Bible to English in 1384 and Johannes Gutenberg in 1440 to print it en masse for whoever wanted to read it. But it took the Catholic Church another 550 years to encourage its flock to use it and that too only to counter evangelist influence that relies totally on the Bible message. Growing up I don’t remember Jesuit or Lay authority persuading me that the Bible ought to be looked into. Perhaps they feared I might draw my own conclusions which according to you Gilbert is the wrong way to go about it. Roland. Toronto. Gilbert writes: I love to read on Goanet the writings of lay Goans on religion, especially Catholicism, They remind me of the following on a T-shirt Front of T-shirt: I have SEX DAILY Back of T-shirt: I have DYSLEXIA Have a good weekend Regards: GL
