The Church itself is a corrupted, bigoted hate organization. It does not reflect well on everyday Catholics - because believe me, I was born into them.
The Church is not a corrupted bigoted hate organization.
The organized part of it is just a tool for controlling unsuspecting masses. As I said, the religion itself is not inherently that way. It's just the figureheads that claim to lead it.
Even within the institutional church, such people are in the minority. The overwhelming majority of clergy at all levels are good people dedicated to their mission of spreading the love of Christ, not hate.
If that's true, then it's a shame we don't hear about them instead of the perverse disgraces and hypocrites. I'm willing to admit, I do think you're at least partially right - every organization has both good and bad. The problem with the Church is that the media can only ever report on the ones who go through with disgusting scandals, or so it seems.
I personally hope I'm wrong, but when I see high-ranking members of the Church constantly effectively betraying their own faith, it makes me lose hope fairly rapidly.
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