Religion has been comercialised, Church Collection? Sounds more like a scam to me, i mean just look at the "Religious holidays" how much money is made out of christmas alone? Priests are after our pocket cash so they can drive fancy cars and eat peasant, some people are gullable enough to believe that wine magically turns into jesus's blood - LOL - BAD BAD BAD CONMEN
2007-01-05 12:16:06 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My priest (I am Catholic) is fantastic. He is not a "conman" and is extremely well educated but, unlike in the secular world where people allow their status to go to their heads, he will talk to the "lowest" and "highest" members are society without discriminating and without prejudice, always treating everyone as unique and special individuals. He is cool, pity you haven't had experience of a decent priest.
2007-01-05 12:20:50 · answer #1 · answered by Russell B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A true "man of God" will ONLY use what he needs to survive.
Any man who claims to be a priest, that lives in a fancy house/drives a fancy car, will get what's comming to him when he kicks the bucket.
BTW, about the wine/blood comparison, have you ever heard of a symbolic gesture?
2007-01-05 20:30:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it. Most priests sincerely believe in what they are doing, and do not seek personal aggrandizement from their activities. There are, of course, a few notorious exceptions, a chap with the initials J B comes to mind.
2007-01-05 20:19:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it is a way of conning people out of large anounts of money , and the stories are not truthful and hard to to believe
Nine-year-old Joey, was asked by his mother what he
Had learned in Sunday school.
"Well, Mom, our teacher told us how God sent Moses
Behind enemy lines on a rescue mission to lead the
Israelites out of Egypt. When he got to the Red Sea,
He had his army build a pontoon bridge and all the
People walked across safely.
Then, he radioed headquarters for reinforcements.
They sent bombers to blow up the bridge and all the
Israelites were saved."
"Now, Joey, is that really what your teacher taught
You?" his mother asked.
"Well, no, Mom. But, if I told it the way the teacher
Did, you'd never believe it!"
2007-01-06 05:00:00 · answer #4 · answered by alenn g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
id like to see you try to live under the conditions of a priest. they do not pocket the cash, they deffinatley dont drive fancy cars and who the hell told you we believe the wine turns into blood?
2007-01-05 20:24:58 · answer #5 · answered by hey 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Religion has certainly been commercialised, but not too many priests eat peasants these days, - although who knows?
2007-01-05 20:20:13 · answer #6 · answered by Davy Crockett 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slow down.
You have had a bad day? Right!
It is the greedy business men who are ripping us off (if you believe their advertisement's).OK? slow down,do not believe the money grabber's.
It aint the clergy(persona) who are conning us,but ourselves,by believing,in the advertisements?
2007-01-05 21:26:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
priests "make enough" money to support themselves, no more no less. They go and help the community when they can, such as by visiting chrildren's hospitals. the church is in constant need of money in order to operated and pay bills,thats why there are fundraisers also.
2007-01-05 20:19:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I must be a really bad one. I drive a 12 year old car and my bumper is being held on with duct-tape.
2007-01-05 20:19:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good on you Father K.
The Church does not collect money on Christian hoidays the government does
2007-01-05 20:23:33 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋