Not much use for a church that simply parrots the government and pop culture. Might as well get the new religion from the source.
The Catholic church is doing WAY more to secularize Europe than Covid.
If you want to find a Catholic culture, you have to go to a heavily Protestant state. How pathetic is that?
Then in the next breath they give ORDERS to wear masks, avoid crowds, shelter in place, don't go out, stay home, order food for delivery. The pizza man can toss your pizza across the lawn.
Which is it? Both? Neither? A little bit of both? A little bit of neither?
No one can even say if/when COVID-19 will be "over."
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One thing is for sure: THIS WINTER CHINA WILL BE SENDING OVER YET ANOTHER VIRUS.
They have been doing so for decades [minus the Spanish flu].
Having a Pope that works for the anti-Christ probably has a LOT more to do with it.
The echo of silence as the coins vanish from the passing plate.
Also, all that good press that floats about on the Internet.
And, the growth of personal spirituality, which espouses personal responsibility, and self-determination.
Another reason to believe it was done by communist China on purpose.