Whenever it is suggested that I look at history more thoroughly I tend to find that the Church has a very checkered past. It’s very disillusioning and disappointing actually.
May I suggest, Cosmian, that so-called ‘cultural catholicsm’ leaves a lot to be desired - and that is mainly because it holds none of the doctrines of the Faith - only ‘cultural trappings’. Real Faith enables us to see the Church built by Christ on Peter (Matt 16:18) and given the Holy Spirit to guide Christ’s Church until Christ returns in Glory (Acts 2). I have no idea just ‘illusions’ you are holding on to - but, I thinkj if you are going to claim the name of Catholic, you take a good look at the Power of God that has been working in His Church (the Catholic Church ) for almost 2,000 years. No Protestant sect, group, assembly, organization, denominaiton - none of the 20,000+ out there - can make this claim. This is no illusion - and, it is no whopper, either, it is the reality of our Faith as Catholics.
Jewish people tend to think that the centuries old Christian antisemitism which helped to propagate negative stereotypes of the Jews was a contributing factor leading up to the holocaust.
Yes. That is one theory. But, you know there is nothing in the 2,000 teachings of the Catholic Faith that even hints at mass murder as a way of following the Prince of Peace. I submit that those who engage in the murdering of civilians in the name of Nazi Germany were following the Father of Lies.
Bottom line is that it’s just not good to bear false-witness against others and Catholics are just as culpable as anyone else.
I submit that the real Bottom Line is that none of us are perfect and there are Catholics who have fallen short of the mark. May I remind you that Peter not only boasted he would not deny Christ - but, then denied Him three times. Perfection lies on the other side of the curtain. It is something we are to strive for as we follow Christ - and, that is no whopper.
I know that’s not going to make me very popular around here but there it is. I get slammed for admitting that I’m Catholic on other forums and I get slammed for not being Catholic enough when I’m here. Woe is me.
Why? The Nazis were killing everyone that they thought was genetically defective - not only the Jews. I think the Jews get the major focus because there were 6 million killed, but there were also a lot of Catholics and others killed, as well - HItler wiped out half the population of Europe, and believe me, they were not all Jewish.
If I want whoopers I’ll go to Burger King.
