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In reply to the discussion: Do you know why Catholics put money in the collection plate at Sunday mass? [View all]TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)understanding that whether or not the Catholic Church, or any religious organization, is a creation of a god, it is run by fallible humans and will make many of the same mistakes that any organization will. in 2,000 years it has made many of them, but the point is to see what they've done about it and where they are going in the future. Of course, some will still complain that they are still going off on the wrong path or not fixing things fast enough.
Perhaps the complainers who refuse to recognize any good in the church are members of perfect organizations with no problems and have good reason to complain?
I mentioned elsewhere Boccaccio's story about a man who visited Rome and saw the worst of the church's behavior but became a Christian anyway. When asked how he could do that after what he saw, he simply replied that if the church could be full of such evil and stupidity and still survive, there must be a God behind it to hold it together.
I have no connection to the Catholic Church since my family left it two generations ago, but I have many connections to Catholics who are doing good work, what we call the Lord's work, in so many areas and are driven to no small extent by their faith.
So, jail the pedophiles, fight them on the sexual issues, but don't ever assume that 1.2 billion people are moved by the simplistic thinking the complainers seem to think they are.