It's cool that the Catholics have a new pope, much better than a former nazi. As a Christian I do weep at the crimes that the people in this thread bring up and as much as I don't agree with cathotisim the bad apples don't ruin the whole tree.
I don't dislike the Catholic Church because of what the clergy did, my reasons are very similar to the reformation. Raising people to idols, removing direct communication with god and so many other rituals that go against what the bible says. I won't tell any one what to believe but IMO when Christ charged Peter with the church, I don't think that cathotisim is what he had in mind and in reality most church today are a far cry from what Christ and God commanded in the bible.
Take what I've said however you want, these are my beliefs and I don't mean to offend anyone. I apologize to anyone who takes what I have as offensive.
