Why the Roman Catholic Church is the Greatest Organization in the History of the World. 220224 {post•1}.
Mashmont Feb’22 Swtrcc: There are a number of reasons, but they all stem from one main reason: The RCC was founded by Jesus who is perfect, and God’s rules are perfect and loving.
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In 1912, the English Cardinal Gasquet flatly declared that “the American Revolution was not a movement for civil and religious liberty; its principal cause was the bigoted rage of the American Puritan and Presbyterian ministers at the concession of full religious liberty and equality to Catholics of French Canada. “ Yes, he noted, people were upset by taxation but that could have been resolved if not for the “Puritan firebrands and the bigotry of the people.”
America Founded as a Christian Nation
The Founding Fathers were heavily influenced by Locke who was heavily influenced by Judaeo-Christian values and principles. "...Locke's concept of man started with the belief in creation.[72] Like philosophers Hugo Grotius and Samuel Pufendorf, Locke equated natural law with the biblical...
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Anti-Catholicism remained widespread during the Revolution and in the new Republic, but the recognition that allegiance to one nation did not require allegiance to one faith was growing.
General Washington advanced that belief when he ordered his officers and soldiers to respect Catholic practices as they
marched into Canada in the fall of 1775. And he declared in an address to the Canadians that September: “The cause of America and of liberty is the cause of every virtuous [A]merican citizen; whatever may be his religion or his descent, the united colonies know no distinction but such as slavery, corruption, & arbitrary domination may create.”
The General also censured anti-Catholic actions among American troops camped around
Boston. On November 5—Guy Fawkes Day in Old England and Pope’s Day in New England—he condemned plans to burn an effigy of the pope. He denounced the lack of decency and common sense, for the Canadians were comrades in the cause of liberty, and thus “insulting their Religion, is so monstrous, as not to be suffered or excused.”
Men like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin were Freemasons. They helped in the
American Revolution. But, Freemasonry itself stayed out of politics. It stood for brotherhood, equality, and religious freedom, which were key to the new nation.