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>>That's because you (presumably not a Catholic or, like most, a poorly catechized one) are projecting your values and view points onto a faith you don't unders

>>That's because you (presumably not a Catholic or, like most, a poorly catechized one) are projecting your values and view points onto a faith you don't understand. I'm atheist. Was born one, will die one, so you are correct. >>Classic cultural colonialism if you ask me. What makes you draw that conclusion? I'm an immigrant, have been exposed to everything from Islam to Catholicism to Southern Baptist, Hinduism, Buddhism, various other sects. I'd rather look inward, if I were, you, as colonialism in the name of Catholicism is why so many native cultures and religions have been erased from history and existence. >>There's literally two millennia (well 5 if you include the Old Testament and commentary) literature on the Church's position on matter, the body, corpses, life, death, afterlife, etc. necessary to understand this. And it remains a death cult at its core, despite sparkling it up with positions of corpses... >>Have you read a significant amount (any!) of this to reach your conclusion? I've read enough to know it's all BS. My close friend and cousin, someone who is a brother to me, spent years at the Vatican's liturgical schools. A+++ student. They wanted to make him a priest and he politely declined. He is an atheist thanks to that education. Thanks but no thanks.

gigibec 4y ago
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sbaiddn 4y ago
"I'm atheist. Was born one, will die one, so you are correct" Cool. You do you! "What makes you draw that conclusion?" You're foreign (both by incident of birth, or effort of study) of to the matter at hand but bless us with your opinion. "I'm an immigrant, have been exposed to everything from Islam to Catholicism to Southern Baptist, Hinduism, Buddhism, various other sects Good for you? So's half the people on this forum including yours truly. "I'd rather look inward, if I were, you, as colonialism in the name of Catholicism is why so many native cultures and religions have been erased from history and existence" Who says that Im Catholic? Or that I haven't? That being said, I see a lot more brown faces crossing Rio Grande into Mexico where Catholic Spain ruled than North of it. "And it remains a death cult at its core, despite sparkling it up with positions of corpses..." Sure. "I've read enough to know it's all BS." Pray, what? "My close friend and cousin, someone who [...] He is an atheist thanks to that education." And we've come full circle: good for him! He does he, you do you and the monks do the monks. As to myself I'll do me and pour myself some Chartreuse. I'll raise a glass and offer a blessing to you, my wonderful internet interlocutor!
mensetmanusman 4y ago
The religion self-proclaims as the opposite of a death cult, just FYI.

gigibec 4y ago

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sbaiddn 4y ago

"I'm atheist. Was born one, will die one, so you are correct" Cool. You do you! "What makes you draw that conclusion?" You're foreign (both by incident of birth, or effort of study) of to the matter at hand but bless us with your opinion. "I'm an immigrant, have been exposed to everything from Islam to Catholicism to Southern Baptist, Hinduism, Buddhism, various other sects Good for you? So's half the people on this forum including yours truly. "I'd rather look inward, if I were, you, as colonialism in the name of Catholicism is why so many native cultures and religions have been erased from history and existence" Who says that Im Catholic? Or that I haven't? That being said, I see a lot more brown faces crossing Rio Grande into Mexico where Catholic Spain ruled than North of it. "And it remains a death cult at its core, despite sparkling it up with positions of corpses..." Sure. "I've read enough to know it's all BS." Pray, what? "My close friend and cousin, someone who [...] He is an atheist thanks to that education." And we've come full circle: good for him! He does he, you do you and the monks do the monks. As to myself I'll do me and pour myself some Chartreuse. I'll raise a glass and offer a blessing to you, my wonderful internet interlocutor!

mensetmanusman 4y ago

The religion self-proclaims as the opposite of a death cult, just FYI.