This is precisely why I believe the Catholic church is NOT Christian at all, but rather a parallel, pseudo-christian, CINO (christian in name only) front for satan
At the risk of upsetting a lot of people here, I tend to agree with this, but also want to point out that most Catholic people are good at heart, its the church thats subverted. But many end up being subverted themselves because they end up blindly following their preachers rather than try to find a personal connection with Jesus.
Some people say that the Orthodox church is the closest to the true Christian church, and was not a offshoot of Catholic but rather direct offshoot from the apostles, in parallel to the Catholic church.
Personally, though, if you are a curious mind with critical thinking, you dont need a church or anyone to preach you Christianity. The gospels are very self evidence, and Jesus taught nothing but compassion, kindness, humility and love for all. He also taught us that the judgement of sins are between a person and the God, and not anyone else's business.
If you accept these tenets as fundamental to your way of your life, its almost impossible to be weaponised. The key is to follow the morality yourself, but not judge others.
At the risk of upsetting a lot of people here, I tend to agree with this, but also want to point out that most Catholic people are good at heart, its the church thats subverted. But many end up being subverted themselves because they end up blindly following their preachers rather than try to find a personal connection with Jesus.
Some people say that the Orthodox church is the closest to the true Christian church, and was not a offshoot of Catholic but rather direct offshoot from the apostles, in parallel to the Catholic church.
Personally, though, if you are a curious mind with critical thinking, you dont need a church or anyone to preach you Christianity. The gospels are very self evidence, and Jesus taught nothing but compassion, kindness, humility and love for all. He also taught us that the judgement of sins are between a person and the God, and not anyone else's business.
If you accept these tenets as fundamental to your way of your life, its almost impossible to be weaponised. The key is to follow the morality yourself, but not judge others.