Coming from the Buddhist perspective, the Catholic Church is not âunequivocally WRONGâ, much that the Church teaches is correct. From the Buddhist perspective, it is not so much that the Church is wrong, it is just that Buddhism is better.
The major differences with Buddhism are:* Buddhism does not have the concept of a soul, all things are soulless.
- all things, including the gods and heavens, are impermanent.
- rebirth in the heavens is a lower, temporary goal. The final goal is nirvana.
- the consequences of our actions are inescapable; there is neither sin nor the forgiveness of sin. Ther are only actions and their consequences.
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I dont understand how all things can be soulless and then there be anything such as a
gods,
heavens and any way for one to get to
nirvana without a soul engaging in the process. The highlighted words mean nothing without a soul to be doing those things. a body without a soul⌠is just a body. humans are more than bodies.
if there are only actions and consequences, that means that there is no sin, as you said- but this means that noone can really be responsible for anything they do, as their action is probably just a consequence of many actions they have experienced. this understanding also means that there is no such thing as right or wrong, no REAL laws anyone should be made to uphold and no such thing as rights. noone should stand up for anything, believe anything, be happy or sad. there should be no wisdom or hope, no strivings or even desires, not even the hope or goal of nirvana. This is the consequence of there not being any defined sin; an ultimate judgement or law for humanity. we have no higher dignity than water or air.
it also means that the human ability to think deeper than their experiences of the physical reality is a waste of time, even though it exists.
There can be no justice, no rights, no definition of right or wrong, without an ultimate judge or definition of those things. without that judge, we can claim to be worth just as much as weeds⌠if it wants to grow here, what right do i to get in its way? (but weeds dont even have capacity to WANT to do anything!)
but the truth is, even before you get into any religion or persepective on life,
the reality for human beings is that their interior lives are so much a reality that they DO engage in seeking that which they cannot see, to fill a hole that cries out from within them with SOMETHING. humans have a sense of justice and the greatest actions they can do are LOVE, which requires hope and sacrifice, endurance, patience, and compassion and empathy. LOVE emcapsulates the height of human ability and dignity, this is why i define it as the greatest a human can be and do.
if one desires to learn and gain wisdom, they cannot deny that it is a good or even a desire.
in my opinion, your view on life is selfish and it denies the incredible nature of the human, being both physical and spiritual beings. We are not objects, we are persons- we have our own wills. the best way to relate to another person is to recognise that person and their right and ability to possess and desire his or her own will, to honour and bring dignity to him or her, as they were your own person- LOVE.
Love calls us to experience pain and heartache, as well as joy and peace, not to deny that wrong/ sin even exists, when clearly, we experience it every day! Love, not only calls us to do those things, but to do those things for other people. if you can do it for a stranger or an enemy⌠how great that LOVE is! which is why Jesusâ love is greater than any personâs EVER. He gave his life, in love for a world who hated Him.
the most incredible thing i see about your view is it seems that there is some sort of order to the universe⌠but any type of order at all points me to a creative mind- the âwhyâ behind the âwhatâ, the designer behind the beauty and order. you hint at justice in that every action has a consequence, a
balance that is maintained maybe.
any balance cannot be maintained without the existence of defined nature of actions, even if it is out of our hands.
If everyone seriously believed what you say you believed, 100%, there would be no such thing as families, no art, no music, no such thing as love⌠but there is⌠there are humans.
you are created in Godâs image and have dignity and rights, simply because of who He is and that He made you and then gave His life for you to be united with Him. This is the only reason why you even have a voice- because GOD gave it to you, as a human.
anything else, apart from Him, is opinion, in that, there is no purpose or meaning to any human, without a creator reasoning their existence into being. you may deny being an object, but your sense of reality says differently, that no human has any rights or voice, over or alongside any other object in the universe⌠not even bacteria.
your view, to me, seems to be a denial of reality and humanity. it sounds like the opposite of love, indifference.
Mary
PS- thank you for posting, you have really helped me.
And my dear friend in Christ, This false philosopy is what is wrong!
Not just biggest, but oldest Church, 2000 years. Preaching Only âServiceâ began 1500 years later. We had The Liturgy ever since the Last Supper Feast, with Real Presence Eucharist, now called the Mass. There is great book out called Mass of the Early Christians/(Convert)Mike Aquilina/Our Sunday Visitor about The Church in the First two Centuries. 
Try Real world: A Cardinal is the Second Highest Position in the 1.1 Billion Catholic Church. 
uch: :dts: Its your allegation that the Church is full of errors, sins, mistakes that Iâm addressing.