Abuse isn't the only issue
Quote:The 2002 clergy child sexual abuse scandal did more than trigger immeasurable outrage and costs nearing $772 million. It "peeled the lid off" another set of festering problems money and power,...
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Quote:In Rumson, a jewel of a town by the Jersey Shore known for its quiet wealth and shaded lawns, the Rev. Joseph W. Hughes blended right in. There was the constant stream of luxury cars, the...
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This is a PATTERN, not an isolated event. I wonder how much the Bishops, Archbishops, and Cardinals skim off for personal glory, and the homosexual brotherhood of...
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Quote:God has numbered your kingdom and put a end to it; you have been weighed in the scales and found wanting; your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians. (Daniel 5:25-29) The...
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Quote:The Kingdom is being divided up now, and handed out to cover up and protect the priestly classes, so they can continue in a vain hope of restoration of past glories. Tan:After the RAPTURE, the...
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Quote:The church closes parishes because people are not attending mass, closes seminaries because there is no more vocation, and closes schools because apparently no one wants them or needs them...
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Quote:Church teaching that states that a homosexual orientation is an "objective disorder" and that it is a "strong tendency ordered toward an intrinsic moral evil." Do we want the priesthood loaded...
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Quote:"Even without the sex abuse scandal, the Catholic Church was in deep financial difficulty," said Charles Zech, an economics professor at Villanova University who monitors church finances. Nearly...
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Quote:Church, most Protestants don't have to look long to find things that they are uncomfortable with. Confessing sins to a priest, using rosary beads, giving allegiance to the Pope, praying to the...
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Quote:There are a number of other practices that would fall into this category. The robes worn by the priests seem pretentious. Praying with beads smacks of superstition. Having their churches filled...
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Quote: In 2003 a survey of Catholic clergy in Switzerland concluded that 50 percent of priests there had mistresses or sexual activity with women, some even resulting with the birth of children or...
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The RCC fits into this discussion well:Quote:The Super Apostle and his leaders insert themselves between the Christian and God. Instead of the Christian being convicted by the Holy Spirit the...
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This describes the experience of the typical pew Catholic well:Quote:Enroth points out that membership of authoritarian churches is frequently comprised of young, spiritually immature Christians. This...
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Quote:The choice that our bishops truly must make is between a materialistic interpretation of the interests of the church, and a spiritual interpretation. Is the church in essence a spiritual or a...
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