If the church was wrong about the Inquisition could it be wrong about other things?
2006-09-13 12:21:43 · 13 answers · asked by CRJPILOT 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
But dont the people of the church follow the word of god? how could the word of god be wrong?
2006-09-13 12:30:42 · update #1
If the catholic church was the first church and other sects of Christianity have spun off to follow the true word of god is that not proof that the church was wrong from the start or is it proof that religions make up the rules as they go?
2006-09-13 12:39:29 · update #2
p2of9 if they can be wrong why cant you?
2006-09-13 12:42:36 · update #3
Ok jivesly were do I get this notarized certificate that I have the holy spirit?
2006-09-13 13:02:41 · update #4
The Inquisition wasn't about God or Jesus, it was about power. The leaders of the catholic church had become extremely powerful, and if you'll notice, everyone needs something to blame their evil on. The catholic church used the name of God to kill during the crusades too, but it wasn't about God, it was about power and control of the middle east.
2006-09-13 12:44:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much since Christianity became the Roman state religion, it ceases being a spiritual movement and became a political movement. The reason you get dizzy following Church policy thru the Middle Ages is because it had nothing to do with the "Church". The Catholic Church is the longest uninterrupted monarchy in human history. It has only lost that perception in recent centuries because it became politically irrelevant after the Protestant movement. The Inquisition was its last gasp to wield its power by force. Didn't work out as planned...
2006-09-13 12:31:25 · answer #2 · answered by Mark M 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Without reading the previous responses, humans err.
The Church granted false protection to those who fought to protect their assets. The Church continues to fight to protect its assets. Example: The Catholic Church (as a whole) owned more land worldwide than any other private entity. This was during my lifetime and I don't believe they are currently the winning land owner. That's a nice asset.
The Church (Catholic Church) from its inception has manipulated "religion" for its needs giving the people a sense of security for their souls. For hundreds of years the Church did not allow its members to even read the Bible for fear the people would truly understand the meaning of the Word, not just their portrayal of the Word.
I'm not "bashing the Catholics". I am a recovering Catholic who now seeks the true meaning of the Word of God. I do not profess to even be Christian just a Christian Wanna Be.
Many churches or religions have taken the Word of God and used it for their own benefit by interpreting the meaning of the writings to suit their needs. The Catholics are not alone in this regard. I believe most Catholics are true believers but the Church (Rome) itself was born of greed and lust of money and power.
So many bad decisions were made in the name of God it is simply unbelieveable. It continues today.
Yes, the Church can be wrong about other things as well. The Roman Church protects its libraries, not from deterioration alone, but does not even allow the contents to be read or disclosed in any format. In order for the Church to protect its assets it must also protect the truth from the people. Money is power - so is knowledge. The knowledge is locked away in bowels of the Vatican.
2006-09-13 16:34:16 · answer #3 · answered by Lizzard 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The violence that the catholics committed during the Inquisiton and the Crusades is proportionately worse than the sum total of what muslims have done in the last 100 years.
Certainty about *any* dogma - religious or political - has always been the source of the greatest atrocities in human history. Whether it's the acts of christians (the Inquisition, the Nazis, etc.), jews (the genocide and disenfranchising of the Palestinians), muslims (islamic fascism initiated by the US overthrow of the democracy in Iran back in 1953), or communists (USSR, China, Cuba, etc.), EVERY ideologue and dictatorial government has been absolutely convinced that they were right, and the USA has exhibited the exact same characteristics for the last 30 years.
2006-09-13 12:30:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Inquisition was one of the two worst times in history. Even worst than it were the Crusades. Both were the Catholic Church's doing.
After 800 years of peace, religious tolerance, and the ''golden age of Spain'' with art, medicine, mathematics, poetry, etc., -under the Moors-the Catholic Church captured this land and the Muslims and Jews were tortured, banished, and the church loved every minute of it.
The church has caused most of the anguish in history.
2006-09-13 13:37:15 · answer #5 · answered by Shossi 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How could the Inquisition not be wrong, are you an actual human being?. When it comes to spreading the word of God the church really trips over itself. Rules are constantly changed and perverted to benefit those in power look at Henry the VIII he invented Protestantism
2006-09-13 12:43:05 · answer #6 · answered by slayerific 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere. -- Dr Samuel Johnson
In order that all men may be taught to speak Truth,
it is necessary that all men should learn to hear it.
-- Dr Samuel Johnson
Please watch the current TV mini-series "Secret Files of The Inquisition". The four-part documentary on the History and UKTV History channel draws on research gleaned from Vatican files on the Inquistion only opened to scrutiny in 1998.
After watching one feels thoroughly bludgeoned by the Roman Church's infamous phrase exhorting "heretics", Jews and Protestants to "CONVERT OR DIE".
Thoroughly DAMNING in its evidence and indictment.
There was not one corner of the world in which the Inquistion was not practiced from the Americas, Europe and Africa to Asia.
One episode recalls the wild and jubilant celebrations that rock the streets of Rome when the hated Pope Paul IV, architect of the Roman Inquisition, dies in 1559.
The Vatican even allowed an official to appear in the television documentary to offer a defence of the "Holy Terror".
The Rev Joseph Di Noia, the Under-secretary of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, admits in the television series that the use of torture, executions and public burnings was a "mistake".
Father Di Noia says: "It was a mistake to torture people.
However, torture was regarded as a perfectly justified, legitimate way of producing evidence and it was therefore legally justified."
But the American-born cleric argues that these methods of suppressing "heresy" were justifiable in the context of the times, when people believed passionately in heaven and hell.
He said the Church should show penitence for "accepting methods of intolerance or even violence in the service of truth".
Father Di Noia's gloss on history is significant because the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith is the successor body to the Inquisition and, until last year, it was headed by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI.
In 1966 the Roman Church revoked its ban on thousands of books going back centuries.
In 1992 Pope John Paul II finally declared that the Roman Church was wrong to condemn the astronomer Galileo after an Inquisition court condemned him in 1633.
The late Pope John Paul II apologised for the Inquisition in 2002.
2006-09-13 15:52:17 · answer #7 · answered by Hebrew Hammer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Church you are referring to is the Catholic Church, and of course they can be wrong. The Church is made up of people, people can be mistaken.
2006-09-13 12:27:42 · answer #8 · answered by p2of9 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Read your history. The church's part of the Inquisition was to determine if Catholics were actually practicing their faith or not. If a person was found to be guilty of heresy, the punishment was administered by CIVIL authorities.
2006-09-13 13:23:19 · answer #9 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That "church" was corrupt and perverted the word of God to feed their own pride. The inquistion became like the pharisees in Jesus' time, people that He publicly condemned. They were NOT followers of God's word.
2006-09-13 12:27:26 · answer #10 · answered by malsvb6 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋