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Reply to The Truth is Not Out There in Religion JoeUser Forums

Doesn't Buddhism hold that God is just an illusion as well?

Reply to The Sins of the Father in Religion JoeUser Forums

Jythier, "Their loyalty to the church seems to be unmatched, which is awesome." Thanks for the compliment. And we are silly, oh so silly. But our loyalty to the Church isn't just blind faith. We are truly the Church's worst critics. We scrutinize teachings and doctrines, just as many others do. But we go further. Many people simply get tired of scrutinizing, but Catholics have an obligation to accept the doctrines. Therefore, we

Reply to The Sins of the Father in Religion JoeUser Forums

Larry, First, thanks for the citation. Next, You're kidding me, right? They reference a 250 year old document to say that the Church should know that Priest GTDQ is molesting boys?!?! That is ridiculous. That's like referencing a memo that French are planning an attack on the US from 250 years ago and saying that we should expect an attack, provided that the French are planning to attack us now. That's ridiculous. But don

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Before starting, I do really, really want to say thank you. For over the last couple of days, I have done more research and learning about the Catholic Church, than I have in a long, long time. It's nice that you have good standards for debate, and don't just throw out petty remarks. Now, being that you can't hear the tone of my voice, I want to reassure you that I am really thankful. Take this compliment at face value, that's what it is. <B

Reply to The Sins of the Father in Religion JoeUser Forums

"If you think of the Church as an INSTITUTION, as the exclusive agent of G-d on Earth, it is hard to defend it. Kids and other innocents have been hurt and exploited at exactly the moments that they were weakest and those who were supposed to safeguard them failed horribly. And this has gone on and on....for centuries. It is just evil, there is not other word. I think of the Church as the Body of Christ, since that is how Christ left it.

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" I did document that for 250 years the Church has known of the problem, that the incidence of abuse is higher, MUCH HIGHER, in the Catholic Church than in either other religious schools or in secular schools What is your point? The Church doesn't need to deal with their criminal acts, because others do it? All I want is that evildoers, priests who committed criminal acts, be arrested and sent to prison....publicly, without special protection. And thos

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Father Guy Theunis This man should probably be taken off your hate list. Here is an article describing his life's work and involvment in Rwanda. http://storage.paxchristi.net/AF72E05.pdf. http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=15667 Also, here is a news article about the rallying of people for the truth to come out about this priest, and how he is no longer being persecuted for the false allegations of crimes, except by you.