I wanted to keep myself mum about the grave and should I say stupid comments that the pope made which has triggered global response. And yet, when I think of it, it is things like this that serve as one of the reasons why I left the church.
Either you are in, or you are out, as the cliché goes. And I chose to be out of it.
I wonder what the pope was thinking when he made those comments. I mean, he was supposed to know better. Of course, many would say that he was just human. Yes he is human, and it is also for such reasons that I left too.
Humans do mistake. But just because you are a human being does it mean that you are licensed to make mistakes.
And as if quoting from a dead 14th century emperor was not bad enough, the apology that the pope made only served to make things worst. If you are take a good look and use your gray matter to figure it out, the pope seems to be sorry for the reactions to his statements and not for the statements themselves.
Someone has to take responsibility somehow, and like it or not, the pope has a share for the violence that has sprouted around the world. And I wonder how is he going to make up for it. By mere prayers? I guess so.
If you are reading this far, and you are that kind who takes the faith as deep as you could, you might say that I am damned and I would be punished by God.
But then, I have always told my friends that God doesn’t give a damn if you believe in him or not, or if you pray to him or not. Your belief or disbelief does not change him. God does not need anything. That’s why he is God in the first place.
But then, a lot of people think and believe that they need God. And yet their belief does not change anything.
And why did I leave the church? Because it is a power structure, a control structure by human beings toward other human beings, a congregation of jackals and wolves clothed in sheep’s clothing, No, I take that back, worse than jackals and wolves.
To believe in a faith who has a leader like the current pope? Are you kidding me?
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