logo Sign In

Post #1240865

Author
RicOlie_2
Parent topic
Religion
Link to post in topic
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1240865/action/topic#1240865
Date created
17-Sep-2018, 6:37 AM

moviefreakedmind said:

All four of those causes seem like reason enough to me to shut down the Catholic Church. They also don’t account for the systematic cover ups.

Your #5 point confuses me. Them unhealthily repressing their urges is in accordance with the Catholic religion. How is that not, at least in part, the fault of the Church?

That’s ridiculous, because (a) most of these problems aren’t nearly as present or relevant anymore, and (b) they don’t represent flaws in the religion, they represent flaws in policy. Reform is needed, not the dismantling of a religion. Furthermore, although a significant minority was involved, it was only a minority.

Unhealthily repressing urges is not part of the Catholic religion. We are told over and over again in the seminary that repressing our sexuality is extremely unhealthy, and living a celibate life requires integrating our sexuality* into our lives in a psychologically healthy manner. It might sound like repression, but it is far from it.

  • Sexuality is much broader than sexual drive, so we also aren’t being told in the least to give in to sexual urges.