Comments on: Ash Wednesday http://jonashley.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/ash-wednesday/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:21:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: AngelofAdvice http://jonashley.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/ash-wednesday/#comment-33 AngelofAdvice Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:27:39 +0000 http://jonashley.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-33 As for your comment that some believe Catholics are "evil" because of indulgences and such, I would like to note that the Middle Ages are the worse time to look at the Catholic faith and declare it as evil. Right before the Middle Ages Rome fell due to invasion of Germanic tribes- specifically the Visigoths. Everything was in ruins except for the church which was the only organized anything at that time. The diocese of the church were the only organized anything, so the people of the Roman Empire, Christian/Catholic by law, turned to the church to lead them. This is the origin of the clout of the Catholic Church throughout the Middle Ages. And as humans- through generations, the power became overwhelming and yes, at times evil. But practices have been reformed now. So for those who think Catholics are evil due to activity in the Middle Ages- well, its like saying southern whites today are evil because they had slavery hundreds of years ago. But seriously, I really loved this post. It was very open minded. Thank you :) As for your comment that some believe Catholics are “evil” because of indulgences and such, I would like to note that the Middle Ages are the worse time to look at the Catholic faith and declare it as evil. Right before the Middle Ages Rome fell due to invasion of Germanic tribes- specifically the Visigoths. Everything was in ruins except for the church which was the only organized anything at that time. The diocese of the church were the only organized anything, so the people of the Roman Empire, Christian/Catholic by law, turned to the church to lead them. This is the origin of the clout of the Catholic Church throughout the Middle Ages. And as humans- through generations, the power became overwhelming and yes, at times evil. But practices have been reformed now. So for those who think Catholics are evil due to activity in the Middle Ages- well, its like saying southern whites today are evil because they had slavery hundreds of years ago.

But seriously, I really loved this post. It was very open minded. Thank you :)

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