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minus-squareKlear@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoUnironically this. Jesus was not big on religious authorities.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoHe’d take one look at the Vatican and burn the whole thing down.
minus-square8oow3291d@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoSo I am an atheist, but the last 2 popes have been pretty nice people, right? The Vatican doesn’t seem obviously corrupt. Nothing at all like the insane blatantly abusive megachurches in the US.
minus-squareFrench75@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoUnfortunately for us, they’ve been even nicer to the pedophiles in their ranks.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoHave you seen how gaudy the Vatican is? Jesus was killed right after flipping his shit because there were money changers operating in the temple. He’d be livid to find out how the church used his sacrifice for humanity to get wealthy.
minus-square8oow3291d@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoBut I kinda like pretty and big churches. E.g. Sagrada Família is amazing - that was built for all of us to enjoy, not just the church narrowly. They feel different to me than a megachurch pastor buying his second personal jet.
Unironically this. Jesus was not big on religious authorities.
He’d take one look at the Vatican and burn the whole thing down.
So I am an atheist, but the last 2 popes have been pretty nice people, right? The Vatican doesn’t seem obviously corrupt. Nothing at all like the insane blatantly abusive megachurches in the US.
Unfortunately for us, they’ve been even nicer to the pedophiles in their ranks.
Have you seen how gaudy the Vatican is? Jesus was killed right after flipping his shit because there were money changers operating in the temple.
He’d be livid to find out how the church used his sacrifice for humanity to get wealthy.
But I kinda like pretty and big churches. E.g. Sagrada Família is amazing - that was built for all of us to enjoy, not just the church narrowly.
They feel different to me than a megachurch pastor buying his second personal jet.