IS it becuz of the catholics that all these people hate religion?

Question

Becuz of the inquisition and halting scientists like Galileo and others. So why should we blame other christians as a whole. Do you understand that most christians beliefe does not go along with catholics?

Answer 1

Yep.

yes.

Should not.

Yes indeed - many do understand the VAST difference.

Answer 2

That is so badly phrased and has so many wrong assumptions underlying it, I'm not even sure how to begin. Lousy question.

Actually, the bulk of Christian beliefs derive from Catholic theology. Reform is called that for a reason - an attempt to reform Catholic beliefs. Evangelical and non-denominational churches sometimes borrow from Catholic tradition and sometimes just ignore it, often to the detriment of history.

No one alive remembers the Inquisition - it was more of a political act by the monarchy attempting to remove the Moors and moorish sympathizers from power. Moreover, why blame Catholics? Not a Catholic alive today supported the Crusades, the trial of Galileo or any of the other historical reasons people give for hating Catholics.

Lousy question.

Answer 3

Catholics are actually far less fundamentalist and irritating than a lot of Evangelicals. Look at most of Europe - mainly good, Catholic, friendly people who DON'T force religion on people in the way that Fundamentalists do. Christians can and will be judged by their past and Catholicism is the main branch of it (other than Orthodox.) A lot of Christian beliefs come from Catholic thinkers such as Augustine and Aquinas, whether people in different denominations realise this fact or not.

How about showing some thanks to Catholics since they're the reason your branch of Christianity even exists? If the Catholic tradition hadn't survived, it wouldn'tve split, and other denominations (minus Orthodox Christians) wouldn't exist.

Answer 4

Modern historians have long known that the popular view of the Inquisition is a myth. The Inquisition was actually an attempt by the Catholic Church to stop unjust executions.

Heresy was a capital offense against the state. Rulers of the state, whose authority was believed to come from God, had no patience for heretics. Neither did common people, who saw heretics as dangerous outsiders who would bring down divine wrath.

When someone was accused of heresy in the early Middle Ages, they were brought to the local lord for judgment, just as if they had stolen a pig. It was not to discern whether the accused was really a heretic. The lord needed some basic theological training, very few did. The sad result is that uncounted thousands across Europe were executed by secular authorities without fair trials or a competent judge of the crime.

The Catholic Church's response to this problem was the Inquisition, an attempt to provide fair trials for accused heretics using laws of evidence and presided over by knowledgeable judges.

From the perspective of secular authorities, heretics were traitors to God and the king and therefore deserved death. From the perspective of the Church, however, heretics were lost sheep who had strayed from the flock. As shepherds, the pope and bishops had a duty to bring them back into the fold, just as the Good Shepherd had commanded them. So, while medieval secular leaders were trying to safeguard their kingdoms, the Church was trying to save souls. The Inquisition provided a means for heretics to escape death and return to the community.

Most people tried for heresy by the Inquisition were either acquitted or had their sentences suspended. Those found guilty of grave error were allowed to confess their sin, do penance, and be restored to the Body of Christ. The underlying assumption of the Inquisition was that, like lost sheep, heretics had simply strayed.

If, however, an inquisitor determined that a particular sheep had purposely left the flock, there was nothing more that could be done. Unrepentant or obstinate heretics were excommunicated and given over to secular authorities. Despite popular myth, the Inquisition did not burn heretics. It was the secular authorities that held heresy to be a capital offense, not the Church. The simple fact is that the medieval Inquisition saved uncounted thousands of innocent (and not-so-innocent) people who would otherwise have been roasted by secular lords or mob rule.

Where did this myth come from? After 1530, the Inquisition began to turn its attention to the new heresy of Lutheranism. It was the Protestant Reformation and the rivalries it spawned that would give birth to the myth. Innumerable books and pamphlets poured from the printing presses of Protestant countries at war with Spain accusing the Spanish Inquisition of inhuman depravity and horrible atrocities in the New World.

With love in Christ.

Answer 5

Many scholars of the Catholic faith claim the inquisition is a myth. However, there is scientific and historical evidence that Catholics have tried for years to mask. The tattered archives are a testament of bloodthirsty anarchy and sadistic behavior like the world has never witnessed since. The Catholics who hide the truth are a great discredit to the human race. Yes it happened; yes, it was total disregard of innocent lives.

Good Q
Good luck

Answer 6

First of all, I do not hate anyone, no matter what religion. No, if there is animosity towards Christians, it is not because of Catholics, it is because of the lies, hypocrisy, closed-mindedness, and Christians ignorance of facts.
Also, the fact that so many of them feel the need to preach at people, instead of listening and caring for people.
There are many of us, Atheists, Pagans, non-religious, Agnostic, people who have made very educated, informed decisions as to why we believe the way we do. Christians only see one thing. We do not believe the way they do. Therefore, because their Bible tells them all those who aren't from their god, are evil, they label us as evil, devil worshipers, ignorant, sinful, heathens.
In fact, many of the most intelligent people I know are NOT in any Judeo-Christian religion.

Answer 7

Nobody thinks about those things..... that is ancient history.. plus catholics are much less fanatical then say Born-agains.... those are the ones to watch. Catholics don't have such a crazy following, it is a much more mature religion then most of the newer christian groups. It had its growing pains and its bad times but most have passed by.

Answer 8

I really think that this is an unfair question to Catholics, and personally I don't understand what you are asking. I don't see how other Christains are to blame for anything.

Secondly, if you are going to ask such an intense question, perhaps you should learn proper grammar and English. I think you should be worrying about that, rather then what the Catholics have and have not done for other Christains.

Answer 9

First of all, use spell check. it was hard to follow you question.
Second, no its not because of Catholics
third, the inquisition was pre-protestant reformation so all Christians were Catholic then
four, Catholics do not hate scientists, there were trials for heresy long long ago, again when all Christians were Catholics,

Answer 10

Galileo's researches, and scientific views have been preserved. You can research them any time. How is this halting progress?
How does Copernicus, who was a priest, and a scientist, that was in parallel with him, fit into the equation?

Answer 11

A famous quote:
“There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Roman Catholic Church; there a millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church.”