2006-10-15 10:49:29 · 10 answers · asked by ★Greed★ 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
i dunno, but the new one looks like the devil
2006-10-15 10:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
At first I thought that was a silly question - very subjective and perhaps asked by someone non-Catholic. But I myself was raised Catholic and taught to respect the Church's hierarchy, and yet I have to admit the Pope always creeped me out. If I think about it, it probably has to do with the way he dresses and his mysterious inaccessibility. I really dig Jesus - can't think of a thing he said that I disaree with. But I don't equate the Pope with Jesus. There have definitely been some evil popes throughout history. And I think the infallibility thing didn't come about until the early 1800s - I remember always wondering about the Pope's inability to make a mistake; it didn't jive with the whole oppressive atmosphere in the church, and the pope didn't sound anything like the Jesus I knew. Bet the Pople would get some cool press and a lot more followers if he dressed nicely - a soft gray suit with a nice little flower; no crown or funny hat. He could carry a fancy crook like a shepherd, though.
2006-10-15 11:10:45 · answer #2 · answered by Miz Teri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, many theologians throughout history have interpreted the eschatological passages of the bible which refer to anti-christ as pointing not to a single individual who will appear in the last days but rather to the papal office itself making each successive pope the anti-christ. Although this has never been a majority view it has gone through periods of varying acceptance. It was probably most widely held in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when anti-catholic feeling were very strong throughout much of Europe and North America.
2006-10-15 10:59:34 · answer #3 · answered by john c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they seem evil. The Pope is suppose to represent the opposite of evil, and he's suppose to represent the Church. But, whether it is the pope or a bishop or a priest, or any "man of God," he is still a man--not a God, so he is fallible to sin. There have been many atrocities and evil perpetrated in the name of religion in our history, but I don't think today's leader of the Catholic Church is evil. In a world where we continuously fight against the evil men do, I wouldn't think he possesses it, but you are entitled to your feelings.
2006-10-15 11:12:51 · answer #4 · answered by fried_twinkie1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too much power, it is often as though the Pope isn't human but a diety himself, given far too much say in the church.
(I'm not catholic so I really don't give a fig about him but I wouldn't include Pope John Paul II in this category...he was a good person-Pope or not).
2006-10-15 15:47:14 · answer #5 · answered by Courtlyn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like Mona Lisa smiling in a sly way eh.
2006-10-15 10:56:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evil in what way?
2006-10-15 10:50:51 · answer #7 · answered by Webballs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They've (Cardinal of Bishops) has nicknamed him "God's Rottweiler". Usually dogs are great at defending their masters ... God in this case ... and ah, those afraid of dogs, ah are ah usually scared of the master (God). Are you scared of God?
2006-10-15 10:52:02 · answer #8 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you think people who lie are evil? i do.
and that's why they are all evil. Christianity is a BIG LIE!!!
2006-10-15 10:54:00 · answer #9 · answered by a g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umm, Hitler youth maybe?
2006-10-15 10:55:13 · answer #10 · answered by moebiusfox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋