First, I am Catholic, and so is this other guy.
I responded to him and asked, "Do you remember how you felt when the first news about Catholic priest abuses in Boston broke, a couple of decades ago?"
He replied, "I was sort of numbed with disbelief."
"Okay," I continued, "and have you ever thought about how such a scandal could exist for so long, not to mention other scandals? Have you ever thought about the power structure at the top levels of the church administration that manipulated things to keep all the scandals a secret?"
"I guess I never thought of it that way," he replied.
"Well, " I said, "do you think that the the Catholic church is the only entity in the history of the world to have a power structure, and secret scandals, etc.?"
Silence.
"And so," I added, "by simple extrapolation, I am confident that a relatively tiny number of people in the highest positions among the governments, corporations and other institutions are all busy pushing their agendas, and protecting their secrets. And if that's true, it's probably just as true that an even higher level of controllers are orchestrating things to their advantage and to further their agenda."
Deer in the headlights stare.
Yup we are told many times to honor our fathers and mothers. Still haven't seen where we commanded to ask them to pray on our behalf. Sounds like a mam constructed ritual instead of a God given command
Yep. Have questioned my Catholic Mother in lw several times regarding those odd practices of Catholicism and she has no reason, just angry defensiveness
Kinda like how redlotus guy is reeing at me in the bottom comments. He actually asked me why i keep fixating on the words of Christ. I'm dumbfounded.
Yeah, someone on here keeps telling me to stop spamming with Bible scripture. Like that’s gonna happen.
MY VOICE My voice is but a simple one Tired of the lies, Just give me the truth Ain't no sunshine where there is shame Instead of flowers I've gotten rain Evil frought against me, left without a fight Going through the badlands, Not having seen, the way of right As a bat minus eyes to see, Shielded from truth and light, Of what is and what could be Never stood ground against what I didn't know,, Could not see Yet felt darkness, there before me Blocked at every turn, Kept from my purpose Silent without a voice, Til the Lord spoke my name He said "Stand up, stand your ground, What is happening I will not tolerate, These are my people, this is my land" I asked, for wisdom that I would know, For discernment that I could tell, That the veil on my eyes be removed, For empathy to feel others pain Then I looked about and saw, Grief and pain and evil about Not that I should sit idly and quietly by, But that I stand and speak He told me "speak it loud, speak it clear, Yours is not to accept and retreat, STAND your ground, DO NOT back down, SPEAK truth and right, When evil and darkness come against you, Say it louder, call my name, though they try to silence you, they will NOT SUCCEED They may imprison or take your life, Yet your reward for truth, lies in me, Your physical being is merely a vessel in this world Your eternal lies with me, Should they silence you, I will bring more, Now Go, reach all you can, For the hour is late, I am coming soon, My army will come to clean and glean, For the harvest is plenty, Now GO, and SPEAK" j Winters