Pardon me for “butting in” to your dialogue here. I read through your posts to BF and I think your main “problem” boils down to your last paragraph, where you questioned whether the Catholic Church might condone or even promote what you deemed “anti-Christian” behaviour. (ie: “being viciously rude to someone”) Now, I’m not sure that “question” rises to the level of “persecution”, but it certainly would be insulting to a Catholic. (disclaimer: I am not a Catholic, although I was baptized one ;)
If you read the entire post, there were other options offered. Plus the part you find offensive begins with “if.” It’s not saying it’s true; it’s merely part of my overall question.
A person who calls himself a Christian bombarded me with nasty, unprovoked and truly repulsive insults. I did nothing to merit that onslaught. Are you really trying to make me the villain, simply for trying to understand why it happened?