I think that there's not much to add to this post from Daylight Atheism, Catholicism's Hollow Claims of Moral Authority .
The beginning of the post:
The outgoing Archbishop of Westminster, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, HAD some choice words for atheists at the ceremony this week to install his successor:
"What is most crucial is the prayer Every Day That We express in the Our Father, When we say 'Deliver Us From Evil." The evil we ask to be Delivered from Essentially is not the evil of sin, though that is clear, but in the mind of Jesus it is more importantly a loss of faith. For Jesus, the inability to believe in God and to live by faith is the greatest of evils.
... You see the Things That result from this are an affront to Human Dignity, destruction of trust Between peoples, the rule of egoism and the loss of peace. One Can never have true justice, true peace, if God Becomes meaningless to people. "
Like others who cam before hin , this cardinal views atheism as "the greatest of evils," literally the worst act a human being Can Possibly commit. Too bad for the cardinal That, at the time he Gave this speech, an enormous counterexample hin was staring in the face:
You of Thousands of Irish children sexually Were, Physically and emotionally abused by nuns, priests and others over 60 years in a network of church-run residential schools Meant To care for the poor, the unwanted and the Vulnerable, According to a report released in Dublin on Wednesday.
You of Thousands of Children Suffering horrific abuse, degradation, and brutal Both physical and sexual assault, over a period of decades. The sheer scope of the problem makes it impossible to explain away the the result of a few bad apples, this Widespread cruelty and institutionalized Could this come about only the result of the evil and corruption Deeply entrenched in the church hierarchy of power.
Do not think of much to add to it.
And before I say this is not representative of the Catholic Church, I remember what you did while it had power to do so: inquisition, torture of "heretics," burning "witches", censorship of all books by default (ie, had a list of permitted books, not books censored), crusades, and the like. And that did not stop the Church have thought "wait, this is not right, is a monstrous cruelty, let's stop and really try to do some good in the world." No, stopped when no longer have power to do so. And I think that we should never fail to mention that fact. As the Jews say about the Holocaust, "Nevermore."
Child Abuse? "Trivia." It is justifiable for a death cult that believes life on earth is of no importance, and the only thing that matters is saving souls.
Possibly related posts:
- Pedophilia and the Catholic Church's disgusting excuses
- Debate: the Catholic Church is a force for good in the world?
- Philippines: Catholic Church attempts to cause dismissal of Minister of Health by this attempt to fight AIDS
- FAQ: "I am also an atheist, but people * need * a religion! Where do you go to turn in bad times? "
- FAQ: "You criticize the morality of the God of the Bible, but I did not I review this god! I believe God is good! "
Labels: abuse of minors , Atrocities , Catholicism , Catholic Church , Ireland , Pedophilia
