Roscoe - that whole debate 2 hour debate with Stephen Fry and Christopher Hitchens is amazing. I almost felt sorry for the Catholic archbishop and Catholic MP on the opposing side. Hitch and Fry wiped the floor with them.
Fanty - I can't speak for anyone else, but I certainly was not attacking your beliefs. This discussion was not about faith, but about organized religion. Yes, there are good people who identify as Catholic. Of course there are. Yes, there may be examples of individual Catholic churches - like yours, apparently - that are unusually accepting, yes there are Catholic charities and hospitals (though, you should read Christopher Hitchens' unauthorized biography of Mother Teresa for more on
that), but those isolated examples of some good do not negate the overwhelming amount of sorrow, darkness and death the larger Catholic church has inflicted upon millions of people in the world - to this very day. You seem like a pretty smart kid. If you can't wrap your head around that, give it a few years.
Updated On: 12/10/14 at 02:32 PM