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DFW

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16. Because, after having lived in Spain in the 1960s and my wife's awful experiences with them

Reply to ancianita (Reply #10)

Mon Feb 8, 2021, 11:21 AM

Feb 2021

I decided to go for humor rather than what I really though of the institution.

My wife grew up in a Catholic family whose roots go back to the 15th century (not unusual here). What the Church did in Spain in the 1930s to make it what it was when I was there, and my wife's hair-raising experiences with them in the sixties and early seventies, was so overpoweringly negative, I preferred not to present them in all their gory details.

Suffice it to say, I'm glad I don't live in China, India, or Cattòlica.

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If the Catholic Church Were a Country, It Would Be the Third Most Populous After China and India. [View all] ancianita Feb 2021 OP

Catholic charities are giving away food everywhere pwb Feb 2021 #1

Good to know. "Not by faith alone" says the Church, "but by works." ancianita Feb 2021 #3

The Roman Empire still exists. roamer65 Feb 2021 #2

Well, ancianita Feb 2021 #5

That was a very interesting article in many ways. MineralMan Feb 2021 #4

It was. ancianita Feb 2021 #6

Yes. I was completely impressed with the young woman who has MineralMan Feb 2021 #9

In the sixties, they even had a Jewish guy composing music for them...... DFW Feb 2021 #7

Nah, he did that on his own. And why did you post this? ancianita Feb 2021 #10

Because, after having lived in Spain in the 1960s and my wife's awful experiences with them DFW Feb 2021 #16

Thanks for sharing. ancianita Feb 2021 #18

Everyone's perception of a nation or an institution will often depend on personal experience DFW Feb 2021 #19

Thank you for the explanation. ancianita Feb 2021 #20

Thankfully it is not malaise Feb 2021 #8

I hear you. But ancianita Feb 2021 #11

I've always thought of the Catholic Church as the first multi-national corporation... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #12

I wonder ancianita Feb 2021 #13

I just read the excerpt you posted Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #14

All other corporations pay taxes, and submit to government financial audits. lindysalsagal Feb 2021 #15

Did you read the article? It doesn't sound like it, because nowhere is the Church presented as ancianita Feb 2021 #17

All corporations do NOT pay taxes? pwb Feb 2021 #21