I am fairly certain that many people around the world and within would say the same thing about the United States. Has it always been so? Or has the corruption crept in like a thief in the night to destroy a once noble structure? The Catholic Church is not one of my favorite organizations, however I do recognize that the corruption has increasingly crept into a lot of the organization over centuries. This does not mean that the Catholic Church does not have wholesome followers who are trying to live their lives in a Christian way. There are many servants within the Catholic religion that I respect and would defend, even though the organization itself has a significant amount of stain on its reputation.
You are precisely correct. Jesus did not argue in favor of the Church, but he did regard the temples as places of worship for his father. It is fairly obvious that Jesus did not then, nor does he now support corruption.it is apparent that the Catholic church has been subverted and is no longer an institution that supports the Word of God. My point is that even though the institution is corrupt, this does not mean all of the devout are corrupt. The power of the Catholic church has diminished tremendously. They no longer have the power and wealth that they have had in the past. Their influence in the world is far less and their corruption is being exposed. I believe that the vast majority of Catholics are not swayed in the recent rulings from the Papacy. They do not support abortion, pedophilia or this far-left quackery. I don't believe they can pied-piper their followers into damnation.
I am fairly certain that many people around the world and within would say the same thing about the United States. Has it always been so? Or has the corruption crept in like a thief in the night to destroy a once noble structure? The Catholic Church is not one of my favorite organizations, however I do recognize that the corruption has increasingly crept into a lot of the organization over centuries. This does not mean that the Catholic Church does not have wholesome followers who are trying to live their lives in a Christian way. There are many servants within the Catholic religion that I respect and would defend, even though the organization itself has a significant amount of stain on its reputation.
You are precisely correct. Jesus did not argue in favor of the Church, but he did regard the temples as places of worship for his father. It is fairly obvious that Jesus did not then, nor does he now support corruption.it is apparent that the Catholic church has been subverted and is no longer an institution that supports the Word of God. My point is that even though the institution is corrupt, this does not mean all of the devout are corrupt. The power of the Catholic church has diminished tremendously. They no longer have the power and wealth that they have had in the past. Their influence in the world is far less and their corruption is being exposed. I believe that the vast majority of Catholics are not swayed in the recent rulings from the Papacy. They do not support abortion, pedophilia or this far-left quackery. I don't believe they can pied-piper their followers into damnation.