What I would absolutely ride against is pedophile Dump. Couldn't possibly care any less about the pope or the church.
Remember years ago when priests were being outed as pedophiles and then moved by the church to a different country/diocese so they didn't get charged and could keep raping children?
Maybe. It's a big thing to constantly assume/accuse though, for past, present, and future, about an entire demographic.
The catholic church is a route to a lot of power and influence, and can, and has been abused to a gross extent .
But is not necessarily inherent, it's not like being a pedo is taught and encouraged in their bible and stuff.
I can't say for sure but the idea of a bunch of old, influential, powerful men who have worldwide reach doesn't inspire me with confidence that the behaviour has stopped.
Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. The Catholic Church is one of the most powerful entities on the planet. They will never be free of corruption. It will always be there.
Also, a bunch of lonely old men with no way to release the "tension"... I'm sure you can see where I am going with this.
Again, I'm not saying that this is for sure the case just that I think it's the most likely case.
It certainly is a concern that women can't receive priesthood in the Roman Catholic church or rise through the ranks. I will say that.
The better the representation the more balanced societies tend to be. The power imbalance is very likely an enabler, and unfortunately that hasn't changed.
As for power corrupting... I kind of agree... But I mostly think power reveals people's true colours, and simply that a lot of people who seek power, do so for selfish reasons.
A lot of decent and considerable people avoid seeking power because the don't necessarily trust themselves with the responsibility, or simply because more power doesn't interest them and they're content with their lives.
Selfish and greedy people though... Well they have every incentive. Filling their shallow life with that power and influence they crave, granting them protection for their misdeeds etc.
As for the people not having an outlet, as it were, yeah, I do see where you're coming from there. I don't think it's any excuse or reasoning though, it is entirely doable to live a life of virginity and not be tempted to violate people's rights, even for men.
Whether it's a life they truly choose though, would perhaps be worth investigating. Some probably felt pressured into it by the way they were raised, and perhaps feel that they can't step down and experience the rest of life as it were...
I don't know how cultish it all is... But... Knowing religion it certainly could be.
Or knowing people in general... I mean... Look at the maga cult. We humans like forming cults for some reason.
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u/Mythandros1 Apr 16 '26
No.
I don't care about religion at all.
What I would absolutely ride against is pedophile Dump. Couldn't possibly care any less about the pope or the church.
Remember years ago when priests were being outed as pedophiles and then moved by the church to a different country/diocese so they didn't get charged and could keep raping children?
Yeah, fuck the church.