Why is anyone surprised, stunned shocked or horrified? This is par for the course for these people.
I don't see what people can find surprising about the above statement. It seems quite straight forward. Christians who are unhappy with the Catholic Church's stance on women priests are free to move to another Church. The feigned indignation of some committed atheists is interesting. Why do these people get vexed at utterings from the Catholic Church. Perhaps Church bashing is simply self-satisfying.Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, underscored how the ordination of women is "a crime against sacraments," while paedophilia should be considered a "crime against morals" and both would fall under the jurisdiction of the CDF.
I don't see what people can find surprising about the above statement. It seems quite straight forward. Christians who are unhappy with the Catholic Church's stance on women priests are free to move to another Church. The feigned indignation of some committed atheists is interesting. Why do these people get vexed at utterings from the Catholic Church. Perhaps Church bashing is simply self-satisfying.
Perhaps Church bashing is simply self-satisfying.
I realise that the Catholic Church has failings. It's the 'who' rather than the 'why' that I find more interesting.Just ask yourself why are people bashing the church??
perhaps it desrves to be bashed and probably alot worse because of the actions, in-actions and hypocrasy of many within it.
Just ask yourself why are people bashing the church??
as a side note: that pope is one evil looking .....
I agree with that as well. I also agree that we all have the right to free speech and that includes the right to point out the flaws of the Roman Catholic Church.have to say i agree with this, everyone has a right to join any religion they want..or none at all. if you dont like the way the catholic church is run, simply google religion,and find one that suits your requriments!
have to say i agree with this, everyone has a right to join any religion they want..or none at all. if you dont like the way the catholic church is run, simply google religion,and find one that suits your requriments!
But then when the Catholic Church still has an influence on State Policy, education and health in this country over and above any other religion, it gives me the right to comment on their policies.
It's just not that easy to say to atheists or other religions to keep their noses out when this church continues to have an influence on me and my family.
A right to free speech is of paramount importance, indeed it should be put into the constitution. It usually isn't onerous to distil the considered opinion in a given discussion. I think that the influence that the Church has over peoples lives today is grossly overstated, negligible even.
No doubt the CC is antiquated and not exactly a slick PR machine but I don't see it as sinister or evil. I wonder what people expect; that the Church, for the sake of modernity, change their core beliefs? Women priests, a thumbs up for homosexuality, and sure why not throw in abortions for all.
Concealing, covering up, ignoring child rape by so so many is sinister and is pure evilsinister or evil.
A right to free speech is of paramount importance, indeed it should be put into the constitution. It usually isn't onerous to distil the considered opinion in a given discussion. I think that the influence that the Church has over peoples lives today is grossly overstated, negligible even.
No doubt the CC is antiquated and not exactly a slick PR machine but I don't see it as sinister or evil. I wonder what people expect; that the Church, for the sake of modernity, change their core beliefs? Women priests, a thumbs up for homosexuality, and sure why not throw in abortions for all.
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