[Cronos]

Do take the time to read about what you blindly criticise.

I despiseIslam, but I've read the Koran and the Hadiths and can see for myself how wrong they are. I've attended this singing and dancing extravaganzas called 'services' in "biblical" groups and listened to what they purport to teach. Instead of teaching, they focus on the negatives, instead of authority, they speak with spite and their 'pastors' don't bother to read the Bible, but just wing it quoting verses out of context

[Rokke]

"Do take the time to read about what you blindly criticise."

This is a very ironic statement. No where have I criticized any specific church. This is a quote from my initial post to Ima which drew your flaming response...

"If this is what the Catholic Church teaches, it is just one more example of why you cannot take what the church says without doing your own personal Bible study."

Note the words "If" and the uncapitalized "church". Through the flames, you and Ima have clarified to me what she was talking about. Therefore, "If" has been answered. And the "church" refers to any and all churches. Not just the Catholic church.