Well, that explains it. They weren’t just pedophiles, they were profoundly stupid.
[A] retired Catholic Archbishop in the US is claiming in a soon-to-be-published memoir that he did not comprehend the potential harm to young victims or understand that the priests had committed a crime.
Said Rembert G Weakland: “We all considered sexual abuse of minors as a moral evil, but had no understanding of its criminal nature.”
Weakland, who retired in 2002 after it became known that he paid $450,000 in 1998 to a man who had accused him of date rape years earlier, said he initially: “Accepted naively the common view that it was not necessary to worry about the effects on the youngsters: either they would not remember or they would ‘grow out of it’.”
Weakland’s critics allege that, when he was Archbishop of Milwaukee, he had tried to cover up some of the widespread abuse that had taken place in the diocese – in particular by overseeing an evaluation in 1993 of Father Lawrence Murphy, one of those prosecuted for abuse.
#99 Thomas, Alfred1 has maintained a consistent position on many occasions. To sum it up, no matter how evil this god’s actions may seem to an ordinary person, God has the ultimate authority as Creator to do anything he chooses, whether it’s killing innocent children and leaving grieving families in his wake or torturing people to death because hell alone isn’t punishment enough.
It is our duty to fear God and to make any adjustments to our conscience that are necessary to view him as something we could worship, and we must refrain from vomiting in repugnance at his evil behavior. If we are unable to dull our consciences to that degree, the price we pay will be eternal damnation.
None of these blatant moral contradictions should ever be construed as proof that this god is mythical, concocted by not-so-bright men with various agendas, for logic is Satan’s tool to deny us the sheer bliss of spending eternity with a sociopathic god (and sociopathic followers, but I won’t mention any names).
No matter how illogical, it is also our duty to put our absolute faith in the veracity of the writings of long-dead men whom the church has told us were honest authors inspired by the Creator himself, even though some of the authors’ identities are completely unknown or widely disputed among Biblical scholars. If it’s in the Bible, it has the stamp of approval of a church that would never lie to us.
You tend to rely much too heavily on logical argument, Thomas, which immediately tells me that you must be one of Satan’s henchmen. Damnation be upon thee!
If nothing else, Alphie can be entertaining, in a masochistic way.
#102 – Fusion: His god reminds me of an episode of Star Trek where the “god” turned out to be a tantrum-prone adolescent.
#101 Sound logic will conclude God is our Creator…our heavenly Father…and all who don’t want to be with Him, like yourself…will suffer terribly for that choice.
Your posts epitomizes unsound argument, fallacies are what you predicate all your opinions upon…the “facts” you often cite, mere stepping stones you walk upon to spew out your agenda…
Rarely do the facts you cite relate to the point you make…your leaps in logic are those of a demagogue.
Alfred1, give us facts please on the following:
“Sound logic will conclude God is our Creator…our heavenly Father”
You know you cannot. I’ve read that there is a physical reason in the brain why people like Alphie believe in non existent beings so any arguments against them does no good.
But we try to enlighten and spread the word.
#103, Nimby,
Yes, I remember that episode. The “gods” in Star Trek always seemed to be dressed as Greek Aristocracy too. That way they wouldn’t offend the 1960s Christians as much.
#106
I believe #103 is referring to “The Squire of Gothos” in which the “god” turned out to literally be an adolescent omnipotent being whereas you are thinking of “Who Mourns for Adonais?”. Not that I watched TOS much as a child ;->
#107, I enjoyed Star Trek many years ago before all this Platinum Blond appeared in my hair. I never worshiped the characters or studied the plot lines all that much. You are probably correct.