“It’s Better To Be An Atheist” Than A Hypocritical Christian, Pope Francis Says

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[–]Orangutan[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This may have been a mis-translation and not accurately depicting what he said. See here for more discussion:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/aqs2ip/its_better_to_be_an_atheist_than_a_hypocritical/

Sorry for the possible misinformation or bad post.

[–]rpdayton 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ummm... That's what "Taking the Lord's name in vain" means. Claiming to be part of God's faithful so you look good to other people in the church, but then going against all of God's teachings in the rest of your life.

I don't think Francis the Talking Pope needs to be explaining the 10 commandments without actually mentioning them.

[–]HurkaDurka 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

And this is why I abandoned Islam. I liked doing the things that I was brainwashed as a child not to do. I wasn't hurting anyone, just living my life according to my own morals. I'll never go back. Or take on another religion...

[–]jinskirt 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

He also said about Venezuela and Nicaragua that people should not use arms to defend themselves from the government murderers. I don't trust this guy, he is openly socialist and a pedo-enabler

[–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

This kind of thing is why I say that Pope Francis is a good person. A surprising number of vocal people think he's not, but I think that's the vocal minority considering that Catholicism is the second biggest religious denomination in the world.

[–]FuzzyBlumpkinz 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I mean, he does advocate for the LGBT. And though we know that salvation is through faith, our faith is supposed to compel us to act in accordance with God's laws. Including those is the Old Testament.

The Pope advocating that it is acceptable for men to lie with men is the Pope advocating for people to not walk in the ways of the Lord.

It is falsehood. A lie from the mouth of the serpent to seduce men and women away from the Lord.

[–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The Pope advocating that it is acceptable for men to lie with men is the Pope advocating for people to not walk in the ways of the Lord.

? Are you talking about Leviticus, which is probably talking about child abuse? Or are you talking about St. Paul's letters, which were also probably on the same topic (though it's more ambiguous) but, regardless, defer to Jesus' teachings to love thy neighbour?

How can loving people ever be a sin, when Jesus taught it?

Edit: Ooh, comic!