I'm not speaking of the Church that Jesus Christ brought to life and the teachings and institutions of his apostles and people of their time. I have nothing in opposition to this.
But what Rome became approximately in 900-1000's onwards, in my opinion, would make Christ himself flip tables and snap whips.
Popes making whorehouse out of Rome. Bribes and all kinds of shady schemes. It's not like it was a secret even back then. But they held a power of deciding who becomes a king or emperor so people went along.
Who in their right mind would go to war over sanctity with someone who made you king himself and is said by all of your pals to be the representative of God on earth - mainly because they became kings thanks to the said representative?
Not much different from modern times. It's like Dems not cracking down on swamp and multibillionaire shady fuckers - you don't go after someone who made you king, you play along.
Ok, I disapprove of everything Rome stands for. Catholicism is a fake religion created to misguide followers of Jesus Christ. Popes, the Vatican,et al, all mean nothing to me. I just believe the Holy Bible is the Word of God. You can argue, well, men wrote it, which makes you doubt everything you have ever read. The Bible has not failed me once, that's why I believe it. Not institutions, buildings, men in robes or any of that nonsense.
Let's make this clear
I'm not speaking of the Church that Jesus Christ brought to life and the teachings and institutions of his apostles and people of their time. I have nothing in opposition to this.
But what Rome became approximately in 900-1000's onwards, in my opinion, would make Christ himself flip tables and snap whips.
Popes making whorehouse out of Rome. Bribes and all kinds of shady schemes. It's not like it was a secret even back then. But they held a power of deciding who becomes a king or emperor so people went along.
Who in their right mind would go to war over sanctity with someone who made you king himself and is said by all of your pals to be the representative of God on earth - mainly because they became kings thanks to the said representative?
Not much different from modern times. It's like Dems not cracking down on swamp and multibillionaire shady fuckers - you don't go after someone who made you king, you play along.
Ok, I disapprove of everything Rome stands for. Catholicism is a fake religion created to misguide followers of Jesus Christ. Popes, the Vatican,et al, all mean nothing to me. I just believe the Holy Bible is the Word of God. You can argue, well, men wrote it, which makes you doubt everything you have ever read. The Bible has not failed me once, that's why I believe it. Not institutions, buildings, men in robes or any of that nonsense.