Why does the catholic religion have such a horrible history of treatment towards humanity? Why do people still follow it?
2006-07-18 02:34:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Inquisition
2006-07-18 02:42:26 · update #1
Having read the other answers, it never ceases to amaze me how many people declare their beliefs to represent the 'truth'... yet they are totally, absolutely unaware of the REAL origins and history of their religion, what it entails, and what has been done in its name.
2006-07-18 02:53:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really didn't read that carefully. All the horrible murders, etc that occurred do the the Spanish Inquisition were "under the direct control of the Spanish monarchy", not the Catholic Church. They BASED it on a papal document issued in the twelfth century. It doesn't say "The Vatican told the monarchs to kill everyone so they did". They took a document and twisted it, much like you're doing now.
2006-07-18 03:02:48 · answer #2 · answered by Candice H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Velikovski said something about mass amnesia . . . .
I think that it's become accepted that the Roman Catholic church does not go around murdering people openly any more.
It's what it is now. A form of Christianity that relies upon pagan tradition to involve the believer who's actual loyalty belongs to the Vatican in Rome. Thus "Roman" and " Catholic, " universal.
2006-07-18 02:42:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rom 3 said, no one is righteous, not not one.
Christian or Roman Catholic and everyone else is the same. Evil is within.
P.S. Catholic means Universal. Church with HQ in Rome are Roman Catholic.
2006-07-18 02:39:26 · answer #4 · answered by Melvin C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the precept of "free will", the Vatican cannot get involved in the affairs of Man.
I know, it's specious as all get-out.
The Pope is worried about abortion, but the slaughter in Darfur hardly rates a mention.
2006-07-18 02:39:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can assure you that if the Southern Baptist church ever rises to the level of power the Catholic church had, things would be just as bad if not worse.
The thing is, these people actually believe they are right, and further believe they are servants of god, and further believe god wants brutal Christian theocracies in the image of the brutal Jewish theocracy of old.
2006-07-18 02:44:38 · answer #6 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the very least, my friend, you are badly misinformed.
At worst, you are a raging anti-Catholic bigot.
2006-07-18 02:38:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Enterrador,
It would be interesting to see to what horrible things you refer,
-j.
2006-07-18 02:38:44 · answer #8 · answered by classical123 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not very well informed. Your hatred of what Christ himself set up has made you bitter.
2006-07-18 02:40:09 · answer #9 · answered by Think.for.your.self 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignorance is bliss.
2006-07-18 02:41:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋