OhPleaseJustQuit
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- Jul 27, 2021
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.What questions would you like answered?
And who is "they" and "their wealth"? The RCC consists of 1.3 billion people who pool their money together, as well as people who have devoted their lives to God for little money. There are priceless works of art donated by their creators as gifts to God. No individual in the hierarchy is personally wealthy. There may have been a few fallible people in the past who have stolen, but they are in the tiny minority. There are Judases in every organization. The huge majority, however, are great people.
And thus has it ever been.
All I care about is that I have found my home here in my parish.
I see the greatness in my priest and in our bishop, and I see the filth in the so-called "Catholic" church in another town just ten miles down the road.
All I care about is MY priest, MY parish and MY bishop. I'm not responsible for the contemplation of anything that happens outside MY boundaries.
The poster you're talking to was probably abused by a priest. That happened. I have opinions about why that happened, but responsibility for it is not mine or my priest's or my bishop's.
Just like responsibility for anything slavers did to people here while my ancestors were still in Europe is not my responsibility.
Exscuse me while I go and get ready for Mass.
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