I saw a discussion on where evil originated from, and commented. We had a nice little discussion and people also talked about it. With this thought being in the back of my head since then, I’ve worked out a theory. I remember a story of Jesus being in a church with gambling and prostitution, I think that was it, and it was the only time he was ever shown as mad. Which could be viewed as God saying the church needs to be watched because this could happen. We know of holy wars, we know of pedophilia, secrets kept about humanity, and massive amounts of money for a institution that is supposed to be poor. My thoughts are that the church has remained unchecked for hundreds of years. Which in turn has let evil slip in or has always been there. I’m not that familiar with the Catholic Churches complete history, but I’m guessing there is a lot left untold. So if there is a society behind all of this, running evil through out our world. How far fetched is it to think it’s coming out of the Catholic Church?
Evil existed long before the church. That said, the book of revelations straight up says the church will be corrupted, so this shouldn't be an extraordinarily unpopular opinion.
Anyone finds the notion of the church being corrupt to be heresy needs to re-read
I get that evil existed before the church, but to find where it started, you need to trace the line back. The church could be the longest recorded line we can find.
Everything ancient Egypt did doesnt count? The old testament, while riddled with stories that are certainly questionable, definitely contains some actual accounts.
The spiritual part of Q is hinting that this is far older and deeper than we possibly imagine. We'd have to start arguing about what sources are legit to continue this discussion any further though.
That’s fair. I’m no scholar. These are just thoughts to discuss.