I've only prayed to God. Jesus said the temple of worship is his body.
Nothing wrong with that fren. That's why we worship God, but ask for help from the saints (not worship).
All these ornate buildings are obvious greed and corruption on display.
I'm not sure that I agree. Though I'm not fully ruling that out. I can't think of the last time the church built something super elaborate and ornate. Most of the ornate stuff was built 100s of years ago. If it was out of greed I wouldn't spend 100 years to build something so ornate that I would never get to see or profit from. If it was out of greed I wouldn't blow all my money to only get small offerings in return. If it was out of greed, id build something minimalistic or at minimum not ornate --- like mega churches. What i do think is greed is all the charities and ngos built around churches now that we're learning they're basically money generating centers. Now all that being said, if i wanted to build something to honor God, to pay homage to even a fraction of his majesticness i would build something ornate that would pay homage, respect and inspiring. Though funny enough that all may miss the point of what Jesus was even about.
Mind you, I'm not ruling out greed and corruption since it would be silly to say it doesn't exist.
I've never named any of my kids Jose or Mary either. I defy you to find a Hispanic female that doesn't have Mary in their name
Nothing wrong with that fren. That's why we worship God, but ask for help from the saints (not worship).
I'm not sure that I agree. Though I'm not fully ruling that out. I can't think of the last time the church built something super elaborate and ornate. Most of the ornate stuff was built 100s of years ago. If it was out of greed I wouldn't spend 100 years to build something so ornate that I would never get to see or profit from. If it was out of greed I wouldn't blow all my money to only get small offerings in return. If it was out of greed, id build something minimalistic or at minimum not ornate --- like mega churches. What i do think is greed is all the charities and ngos built around churches now that we're learning they're basically money generating centers. Now all that being said, if i wanted to build something to honor God, to pay homage to even a fraction of his majesticness i would build something ornate that would pay homage, respect and inspiring. Though funny enough that all may miss the point of what Jesus was even about.
Mind you, I'm not ruling out greed and corruption since it would be silly to say it doesn't exist.
Not sure I'm understanding the relevance here
Catholicism isn't Christianity. Beautiful buildings are much like the most beautiful angel
Are you okay? On what planet do you live on where Catholic isn't Christian??? This conversation is hilarious.
Catholism has direct continuity from Jesus Christ, with Peter as the first pope and an unbroken succession since.
Next thing you're going to tell me is that your church pushes pro-lgbtqia bs hahaha
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I don't use churches. God is in my heart not a bunch of worldly possessions like the kiddy diddlers use ie papal bs