what is comparable in today's christianity as indulgences and inquisitions of bygone era?

Question

is there any modern trends that mirror the success of the church (and many apologies) then vs now?

Answer 1

" The Health and Wealth Gospel" with its "Name it and Claim it" merchandizing common among certain Protestant televangelists is a modern equivalent of Tetzel's simoniac abuse and sale of indulgences in the early 1500s.
The common"policing" done by many "liberal Protestants" to prevent the traditionals in their denominations from speaking out or having positions of influence and thus driving them out parallels the 'political correctness' and "speech and thought control" on many university campuses today. I am also sure that " liberal and progressivist" dissenters in traditional Christian denominations over doctrinal,moral and disciplinary issues cosider that they are being "pursued by the Inquisition".
Pope John Paul II in the 1990s apologized over and condemned the oppression and violence of the Inquisitions(epecially Roman and Spanish) and other wrongs done in the name of Catholicism in the past. As a Catholic I am still waiting for apologies from Protestant church leaders over the persecutions,crimminalizations, violence,discrimminations,misrepresentations/libels(which are often current realites) and oppressions of Catholics done in the name of Protestantism.
Many Christian groups have apologized to the Jews for the many evils,violence,discrimminations,pogroms,massacres,expulsions,gossip and slanders visited on them by Catholics,Protestants,Orthodox and seculars of Christian backgrounds.

Answer 2

particular it would! reason why there replaced into an inquisition is by using the fact human beings have been practising Christianity, and not using a Pope in contact . . how that is going to be. The Inquisitions (there have been extra advantageous than one) tried to end that religious freedom. They not basically went after "Protestants", yet additionally the Muslims of the day, and Jews, and all of us else who had some variety of worship that the Roman Catholic church did not sanction. additionally they went after people who had residences, a number of them have been additionally Roman Catholic, with the aid of fact the church reasoned, or persons, have been to learn with the aid of the robbery, they wanted to commandeer that property. So the reason of the inquisitions interior the 1st place replaced into with the aid of fact some human beings have been breaking the guidelines of the "expert State Church". The Muslims nevertheless have not discovered that it particularly is a mistake to combine worldly politics with the religious establishments, making the religion a using tension of the governments. i don't think of they're going to ever learn that although.

Answer 3

Looking at your statements, you seem to be very
intelligent and I am not going to try to answer it.
I admit I am not that intelligent. All I will say is
people on here seem more offended by Christians
than they are about Catholics, Buddhists, etc.
(like the above smart alec answer, not all Christians
are Republicans)
Anyway, Good Luck.

Answer 4

During the inquistion period, Satan and demons infiltrating the church deceived men into violence thus, were the numerous killings and blood that spilled throughout Europe. Today, satan and his demons infiltrators are deceiving mankind in another format like the lure to materialism. Thus, there are numerous priest/ pastors/ bishops/evangelists today that are deceived by the power of money; and they stumble even in midday light. This deception of Satan who authors all sins will cresendo into a worst level in the end times that the sins of mankind will even reach heaven.But this are all under the divine plan to usher once and for all the 2nd coming of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST who will take over the reign of this world and the whole universe together with HIS servant who will rule from above-THE KING OF KINGS AND THE LORD OF LORDS. THANKS GOD; FEAR GOD; PRAISE GOD; GLORIFY GOD; HONOR GOD; LOVE GOD AND WORSHIP GOD. Pls visit my website-http://groups.yahoo.com/group/THEGOODNEWSOFTHEKINGDOM/

Answer 5

Neo-Con Republicans?

Answer 6

Atheisms If you do not agree with us you are doomed to be considered an un educated moron. The only way to save yourself is complete agreement ,not only with their theological view but their political assumptions.