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Major Nikon

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5. Even during the time of Christ the idea was the church was the conduit

Reply to LakeArenal (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 14, 2022, 06:04 PM

Apr 2022

Skimming off the top was a given. The end result is the needy are given a token while the church enriches itself. It’s a concept that predates Abrahamic religions and was certainly practiced by Jesus himself who needed a banker to handle all the money they were raking in.

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I texted a good friend of mine, former Catholic, [View all] slightlv Apr 2022 OP

When the Pope takes his vow of poverty, sell off some treasures and gives it to the poor....9 LakeArenal Apr 2022 #1

Even during the time of Christ the idea was the church was the conduit Major Nikon Apr 2022 #5

Let's sell the Pieta, The Sistine Chapel can be disassembled and sold to Elon Musk, No Vested Interest Apr 2022 #7

That phrase never made sense to me, even as a seventh-grader grumpyduck Apr 2022 #2

Emperor Constantine had the gospels rewritten when he seized control of the Church. patphil Apr 2022 #3

Those are some details of this period I hadn't seen. edhopper Apr 2022 #8

thank you, Pat... slightlv Apr 2022 #10

Modern day, Orthodox Christianity is not Christian. There is much truth in the gospels, but not at Karadeniz Apr 2022 #4

Everyone does seem to forget that Jesus was not a Christian. LakeArenal Apr 2022 #6

Like the Lilliputans edhopper Apr 2022 #9

My wife is about as Catholic as you can get. old as dirt Apr 2022 #11