Catholics ONly? Corruption is everywhere you look

[PRE-Sec-2]

That religion is not the only one molesting children.........what is the big deal? why not investigate all religious leaders?

Do they think there is no corruption anywhere...or are they really surprised about the corruption in WorldCom?

How long has morals been lost to the majority?

Money is everything to these people and they will take it anywhere they can!

[komsomolsk]

It's true that corruption is everywhere, but lately it seems to be focused on the Catholic Church. Some are even going as far as saying it is the second reformation. All religions are imperfect because it is people who follow them. Humans are never perfect. Therefore no ideology can be brought to perfection.
Money has always been something that people treat as a God. As an idol. But you can't change this becuase there is no way to change a person's heart.

Originally posted by komsomolsk
It's true that corruption is everywhere, but lately it seems to be focused on the Catholic Church.Focused by the MASS MEDIA, perhaps? Some are even going as far as saying it is the second reformation.And setting the stage for hysteria and sectarian violence within Christendom to match the antiIslamic fervor being generated by that SAME MASS MEDIA, comrade? All religions are imperfect because it is people who follow them. Humans are never perfect. Therefore no ideology can be brought to perfection.TRUE and PERCEPTIVE, comrade- could God in His infinite wisdom have intended for the various faiths to complement and illuminate each other, for that very reason?
Money has always been something that people treat as a God. As an idol.I do most emphatically agree, comrade! But you can't change this becuase there is no way to change a person's heart.Are you quite sure? Was the heart of St. Francis of Assisi not changed for the better? And that of Joan of Arc? If human beings can be degraded by cultural decadence, as in the waning days of the Roman Empire, can they not be uplifted by exposure to all that is noble in human nature? Human behavior is LEARNED behavior, so choose your teachers well, and may God guide your every step. Materialism is trifling in and of itself, but making POWERFUL IDEAS MANIFEST in the material world is a fit task for men and women.PEACE,T.

[komsomolsk]

Thanks for that reply. However I must stick by my opinion. Every one of us has a free will. Meaning we are all in charge of our own lives. No one can tell us how to live or what to believe or what to think. For those of us who believe something with all our hearts, then it is almost impossible to change.