Day: May 29, 2012

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Church scandals provide the self-righteous with excuses for leaving The Church.

The Church has been under increasing attack since the early 1990s.  Then, Pope John Paul II alienated non-Catholic establishments by stopping the United Nations from imposing birth control, sterilization, and abortion plans in 3rd world nations.  When he couldn’t get the formerly Christian nations to stop the UN’s assault on life, he got help from […]
Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

“Thou art Peter. On this rock, I build My Church.”

The other day, conversation with long-time acquaintances veered to religion.  “I never could figure out why you became a Catholic.” “Well, it’s the only thing I found that didn’t have any holes in it.” That did not sit well.  The imaginary millions of people killed by the Inquisition was brought up, along with the usual […]