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The Fly
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Mr. MacPhisto's Whiney Wench
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The Fly
Join Date: Oct 2001
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wouldn't want to "belong" to either one, Republican or Democrat, what an awful label to call oneself.
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love, blood, life Join Date: Oct 2000
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As for the Catholic Church (this coming from a lifelong Catholic) it deserves most of the criticism it gets. You'd be shocked about the kind of stuff the Church is hiding, and it is a very safe bet that there are protected pedophiles in every diocese worldwide, not just Boston. In some defense of the Church, though, it is human like any other institution. You will *never* find a perfect religion, but the Church brought on a lot of this itself, having always placed itself on a pedestal above humanity and just below God. Especially with the hypocrisy of Jubilee 2000 that emphasized forgiveness, considering that the Church did a half assed job of confessing its own sins, I certainly shed no tear for it currently. Perhaps that is a bad thing to say, especially coming from a still practicing Catholic like myself, but my faith is with the "faith," not the "institution," whom I lost nearly all respect for years ago. Melon ------------------ "Still, I never understood the elevation of greed as a political credo. Why would anyone want to base a political programme on bottomless dissatisfaction and the impossibility of happiness? Perhaps that was its appeal: the promise of luxury that in fact promoted endless work." - Hanif Kureishi, Intimacy |
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The Fly
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------------------ Don't let the bastards grind you down. Zooropa FTP [This message has been edited by zooropa16 (edited 04-06-2002).] |
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This much is true; no one is ever as open-minded as they think.
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First, I agree with Melon's opinions on the current plight of the Catholic Church. I am also a practicing Catholic.
Second, popsadie, you're not alone, especially in Oklahoma. I think the conservative Christian movement in Oklahoma are just the people who are yelling the loudest. I learned long ago that if others are going to question my motivations, so be it. I don't answer to them, but rather to myself. And there are always kindred spirits out there, even in Oklahoma. ![]() ------------------ U2 @ The Blooming Heart |
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Mr. MacPhisto's Whiney Wench
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