Posted: Jan 22, 2014 8:26 am
And neither can you, I assume?willhud9 wrote:
That is presumptuous. Why is your interpretation better than mine?The reality is that Christianity is based on the idea of not pursuing wealth on earth, but rather "mansions" in heaven. Whatever is ascribed to "Jesus said" doesn't mean anything. The words are there, who was saying them, or to whom they were addressed isn't important. "Sell everything you have and give the money to the poor." Those words are important, not who said them. This is exactly what we're saying the church should do, sell everything and give the money to the poor.
The reality is Christianity is built on humility first and foremost to God. Having money can be distracting as it was to the rich young ruler. is the Catholic church obsessed with money? Or does it just have a lot of it? There is a huge difference, one which you cannot judge from outward appearances alone.
So we're left with the teachings of their own doctrine as put forward by their own demigod and documented in their own holy book: humility, suffering, poverty, compassion with the less fortunate and their own situation, which is diametrically opposed to the very core of their teachings. I'm sure there's a word for that...