Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Hypocrisy: A Disease of the Catholic Church

I want to make one thing clear about my intentions with this blog: I do not hate nor despise the Catholic Church. There are countless positive comments one could make about the good the church does for the American people. I do believe, although, the hypocrisy that runs through the veins of the Catholic Church endangers countless innocent lives. Slowly, the credibility of the church is diminishing under leadership that is most certainly immoral and blinded by their status. Due to the pure and godly nature of the vocation, the responsibility of a Catholic Priest far surpasses the duty of a prominent social figure or politician. The profession characterizes trust in its most delicate form. For example, Catholic Priests are excepting these peoples confessions on a daily basis with a assumption that their sins will be alleviated. Now, this confidence is disturbingly violated when a trust priest decides to molest a young boy or girl inside a confessional, or anywhere else.

This disease is curable. If Catholic Priests are given the option to become married as they wish, the church would see a dramatic increase in vocations due to the flexibility of the commitment. A larger array of individuals would apply for the honored position, therefore adequate psychological evaluation and background checks could take place. In recent years, the Vatican has become increasingly more desperate in different countries around the world for men willing to devote their live to God.

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