They especially hate Luther. Oh, do they rag on him. All because he had enough of the lies, deception and extortion from people of their money. He started the Reformation to get BACK to the Bible. Again, believing God and what is written in the Bible was viewed then and now as ridiculous yet in the next breathe they claim to be Christian. Well a Christian is one who follows the teaching of Christ. Go figure!
I find it utterly amusing that for years people were paid off after their children were molested and then the priest is shipped to another parish to molest some more. Of course the tithes extorted from people financed this immoral activity.
Odd how the problem with nuns being raped by straight priests and lesbianisn is not being addressed. Yes that exists there too. Getting back to the homo problem ... victims want to meet with the pope and he refuses to see them. Yeah, what a compassionate guy. Yet this pope extends "compassion" when it will make political points for the spiritually wayward still following him.
Many in my church have left this "faith". When they read the Bible, they were first in denial because that wasn't what they were taught. This is the major problem. The Bible is meaningless to them. Only select passages that align with false doctrine are emphasized.
Some day JOhn Paul or whatever his name is will also have to stand before God and explain what he promoted as "teachings" and also explain why he was opposed to the removal of saddam insane. I wouldn't want to eb in his shoes. Defending evil and rejecting the removal of evil will not go over well with God.
Rom.13:1-4
[1] Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
[2] Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
[3] For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
[4] For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
George Bush is doing just that - getting rid of evil - saddam insane. These folks wouldn't know that because they don't believe in the Bible and certainly don't read it.