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It's okay to disagree with the Pope because he is a fallible human being. Only Jesus was infallible and totally sinless.
Chad Wright discusses the doctrine of election and how it has been a freeing and glorious doctrine for him.
Christians get fucked up. And he talked about it a little bit. And then right after that, that Catholic fucking school, that Catholic, at mass, at mass, the fucking trans shooter came blue. And then Charlie fucking Kirk gets shot.
I've been reading 'Who Moved the Stone?' which examines Christianity from an evidence-based perspective. It's making me feel better, reminding me why Christianity was founded and why people believed in it, even when it was dangerous.
Abelard, a Breton philosopher in the late 11th century, was already making rationalistic criticisms of Christianity during the First Crusade. This highlights how quickly Europeans began using new intellectual traditions, often challenging the Catholic Church itself.
The speaker's value system was shaped by a conversion to Christianity in college, which changed his worldview from a black nationalist perspective to a Christian one.
Catholicism emphasizes the embodiedness of human beings, countering modern strains of thought that separate the mind and body.
The Catholic Church's continuity is remarkable, especially considering the logistical challenges it faced in maintaining tradition and civilization through fragile communication networks in the past.
Catholicism's competitive advantage lies in its deep, holistic tradition, including cosmology, internal structure, and mystic traditions, which surpass those of Protestantism.
Religious leaders have shifted focus to tolerance and niceness, often abandoning firm values to avoid being labeled negatively.