I was speaking in relation to climate change and the possibility of changing the mindset of conservatives around the world, as Catholicism has a lot of convergence with it.
This is a community for discussions about climate.
I was not defending religion, and especially not Catholicism.
You are absolutely right. Last time I checked, 6% of all Catholic priests have engaged sexually with a minor. That makes them the institution with the higher incidence of pedophilia.
But I can’t deny or claim that the pope speaking in defence of science on climate doesn’t make any difference. We both know that it does. That is why I started my comment with “As sad as it is to admit”…
Because as sad as it is to admit, we need these blind followers that allow their children to be the most molested in the world to listen to him and commit to some changes to a more sustainable future.
Tell me about it. I would get rid of all religious groups if I could and that is even without pedophilia on top of it.
But we’re on a tight schedule to a doomed world and these idiots might listen to their cult leader more than the scientific method. Do I like this fact? Hell no!! But I don’t think we’re going to dismantle religion institutions in time to actually solve anything we need to.
We surely can try to do both at the same time. But if you have any religious family members, which I do, and roman Catholic nonetheless, you know that they’ll listen to this idiot on this matter before they listen to the rest of us battling for the awareness to this for decades. It’s insane, infuriating and the sad reality we have to deal with.
A lot of the world only listens to the voices of their in-group. But religious people take that to another level entirely.
I think I might delete my comments, actually, but all I was trying to do is to try to find the silver lining in a shit storm.
This is an olive branch moment if we take it correctly.
What are you suggesting otherwise? Genocide them all?
Anyone in positions of power running an organization that touches children and protects the pedos needs to get shut down and arrested.
Literally hold every “owner” accountable for the actions of their cults and raid and lock their pedo asses up.
Maybe seeing every religious leader stand trial for the crimes committed under them might convince a few of the indoctrinated that they are the bad guys.
I agree. But who the hell is gonna enforce that? Especially right now? Are you seeing the people being elected around the world?
It’s kinda scary when this man, the head of the Catholic Church is more of an ally than most nation leaders.
We need to do what you suggest to the heads of companies and conglomerates too. But again, who is gonna enforce it?
People now are using A.I. that burns more water than a cauldron and more electricity than some nations to spew what these corporate overlords want them to. Just today I read that Google is suppressing AI searches regarding Trump and dementia. I don’t use Google. But most people do.
The odds and stakes are stacked against a just and fair or even livable future.
I’m gonna take what I can get to turn the tide on it. If I fail it will not be because I failed to try. Giving up is not an option.
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I was speaking in relation to climate change and the possibility of changing the mindset of conservatives around the world, as Catholicism has a lot of convergence with it.
This is a community for discussions about climate.
I was not defending religion, and especially not Catholicism.
You are absolutely right. Last time I checked, 6% of all Catholic priests have engaged sexually with a minor. That makes them the institution with the higher incidence of pedophilia.
But I can’t deny or claim that the pope speaking in defence of science on climate doesn’t make any difference. We both know that it does. That is why I started my comment with “As sad as it is to admit”…
Because as sad as it is to admit, we need these blind followers that allow their children to be the most molested in the world to listen to him and commit to some changes to a more sustainable future.
Idk about you but I have a 0% tolerance for pedos and any organization enabling them needs to be disbanded and the people in charge arrested.
That will do more for the environment than anything this one cult leader could do.
Tell me about it. I would get rid of all religious groups if I could and that is even without pedophilia on top of it.
But we’re on a tight schedule to a doomed world and these idiots might listen to their cult leader more than the scientific method. Do I like this fact? Hell no!! But I don’t think we’re going to dismantle religion institutions in time to actually solve anything we need to.
We surely can try to do both at the same time. But if you have any religious family members, which I do, and roman Catholic nonetheless, you know that they’ll listen to this idiot on this matter before they listen to the rest of us battling for the awareness to this for decades. It’s insane, infuriating and the sad reality we have to deal with.
A lot of the world only listens to the voices of their in-group. But religious people take that to another level entirely.
I think I might delete my comments, actually, but all I was trying to do is to try to find the silver lining in a shit storm.
This is an olive branch moment if we take it correctly.
What are you suggesting otherwise? Genocide them all?
I hope not.
Anyone in positions of power running an organization that touches children and protects the pedos needs to get shut down and arrested.
Literally hold every “owner” accountable for the actions of their cults and raid and lock their pedo asses up.
Maybe seeing every religious leader stand trial for the crimes committed under them might convince a few of the indoctrinated that they are the bad guys.
I agree. But who the hell is gonna enforce that? Especially right now? Are you seeing the people being elected around the world?
It’s kinda scary when this man, the head of the Catholic Church is more of an ally than most nation leaders.
We need to do what you suggest to the heads of companies and conglomerates too. But again, who is gonna enforce it?
People now are using A.I. that burns more water than a cauldron and more electricity than some nations to spew what these corporate overlords want them to. Just today I read that Google is suppressing AI searches regarding Trump and dementia. I don’t use Google. But most people do.
The odds and stakes are stacked against a just and fair or even livable future.
I’m gonna take what I can get to turn the tide on it. If I fail it will not be because I failed to try. Giving up is not an option.
Honestly that’s going to be part of the overall revolution that the world needs to have.
Yea too many dictators are in charge. We’re going to have to rip them out from these positions of power.
If the cost of an organization is molesting children and abusing the poor and vulnerable in society, then they shouldn’t exist.
Religion like capitalism is a primitive and outdated concept in this day and age and needs to be abolished.