Wisdom of the Bible (part 5) - The Father Heart of God
7 February 2008, 16:10
Turpis raises the same questions I asked in Catechism as a child, questions that eventually sent me to the Mother Superior’s office where I was sternly rebuked for even raising them (blasphemous child, oh my!).
I learned at an early age that you don’t ever buck the Establishment by raising rational arguments against their vaunted religious dogmas, not if you don’t want to have a succesful career in their system.
I’m sure I am not the only person born and raised Catholic who has had to keep their thoughts on the ultimate meaning of life to themselves, thoughts that would be considered by the Church’s managers (leaders is too good a word for these yahoos) as ’detrimental to the faith’ or even ’blasphemous’.
I leave you with two appropriate quotes:
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts;
but if he will be content to begin with doubts
he shall end in certainties.
- Sir Francis Bacon
When you think of the long and gloomy history of man,
you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in
the name of obedience than have ever been committed in
the name of rebellion.
- CP Snow
Turpis raises the same questions I asked in Catechism as a child, questions that eventually sent me to the Mother Superior’s office where I was sternly rebuked for even raising them (blasphemous child, oh my!).
I learned at an early age that you don’t ever buck the Establishment by raising rational arguments against their vaunted religious dogmas, not if you don’t want to have a succesful career in their system.
I’m sure I am not the only person born and raised Catholic who has had to keep their thoughts on the ultimate meaning of life to themselves, thoughts that would be considered by the Church’s managers (leaders is too good a word for these yahoos) as ’detrimental to the faith’ or even ’blasphemous’.
I leave you with two appropriate quotes:
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts;
but if he will be content to begin with doubts
he shall end in certainties.
- Sir Francis Bacon
When you think of the long and gloomy history of man,
you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in
the name of obedience than have ever been committed in
the name of rebellion.
- CP Snow