Opinion of the Roman Catholic Church

[President Mitt]

A menace to the Civilized World for nearly 2000 years. It's an organization full of liars, hypocrites, and authoritarians. I don't have disdain for practicing Catholics,as there are many in my family, just their Church.

[President Mitt]

A menace to the Civilized World for nearly 2000 years. It's an organization full of liars, hypocrites, and authoritarians.

Oh, you mean like the human race?

Not exactly. The Catholic Church was the main instigator of violence for nearly 1000 years. In the middle ages if you were a Christian following a school different from Catholicism, there was no other penalty but violence and death. And if you were an enemy of the Pope, or even just a Country of a different faith, well you could expect a Crusade at your doorsteps. Didn't agree with everything the Church said? To the Inquisition with you! I mean if Christianity is all about confessing to your sins, then the Catholic Church has about 2000 years worth of sins to own up to.

[President Mitt]

A menace to the Civilized World for nearly 2000 years. It's an organization full of liars, hypocrites, and authoritarians.

Oh, you mean like the human race?

Not exactly. The Catholic Church was the main instigator of violence for nearly 1000 years. In the middle ages if you were a Christian following a school different from Catholicism, there was no other penalty but violence and death. And if you were an enemy of the Pope, or even just a Country of a different faith, well you could expect a Crusade at your doorsteps. Didn't agree with everything the Church said? To the Inquisition with you! I mean if Christianity is all about confessing to your sins, then the Catholic Church has about 2000 years worth of sins to own up to.

Sorry, but we can please improve the level discourse here above some baseless anti-Catholic medieval fearmongering?

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... how was my argument baseless? It's a well known fact that the Vatican used Warmongering Crusading to further their political agenda and continually burned and killed those who didn't agree with every principle in the Catholic Church. If you have facts that can rebuke what I laid out, please share.

[President Mitt]

A menace to the Civilized World for nearly 2000 years. It's an organization full of liars, hypocrites, and authoritarians.

Oh, you mean like the human race?

Not exactly. The Catholic Church was the main instigator of violence for nearly 1000 years. In the middle ages if you were a Christian following a school different from Catholicism, there was no other penalty but violence and death. And if you were an enemy of the Pope, or even just a Country of a different faith, well you could expect a Crusade at your doorsteps. Didn't agree with everything the Church said? To the Inquisition with you! I mean if Christianity is all about confessing to your sins, then the Catholic Church has about 2000 years worth of sins to own up to.

Sorry, but we can please improve the level discourse here above some baseless anti-Catholic medieval fearmongering?

...

... how was my argument baseless? It's a well known fact that the Vatican used Warmongering Crusading to further their political agenda and continually burned and killed those who didn't agree with every principle in the Catholic Church. If you have facts that can rebuke what I laid out, please share.

Uh, no, that's not a "well-known fact". I'm talking about real history, not a cartoon version.

...Ok... please tell me then, what is the real history of the Catholic Church?