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In reply to the discussion: Pope Francis Kisses Sick Man With Boils Showing The Healing Power Of Compassion [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)However, both instances happened well before the current pope's reign. I am referencing injuries perpetrated daily by this church under his leadership. Things that this pope could stop hurting people over, today.
Not to diminish the issues that you just referenced, but there is reason to continue to bring constant pressure upon the church to reform some of these current political issues it has embroiled itself in.
For instance, it is one thing for the pope to tell his flock 'you may not commit suicide, for the risk to your eternal soul', and it is quite another to lobby politically to prevent ANYONE from having that option in dire, terminal, horrific circumstances. Which his church does, on a regular basis, everywhere.
My argument is predicated upon the material fact of what this church is doing, and continues to do, right now, to EVERYONE, worldwide, member of the church or not. My conveyance may be colored by the fact that I am offended and upset by it, but it remains a material objection, not irrational emotion.