OPINION: The Catholic church is an easy target. A socially
conservative agenda stands in broad opposition to mainstream thought in
liberal Western democracies. The church's stance on homosexuality,
contraception, abortion, transgender issues, the ordination of women and
euthanasia is no longer that of the majority.
Its history is full of examples of failing to live up to the high standards of Christian behavior. You cannot easily sweep the Crusades, the Borgias or the Spanish Inquisition under the carpet. In the 20th century, questions about how the church rose to the challenge of German Fascism can be posed. It was on the side of Franco in Spain and there are at the very least conflicting views about its relationship with a Nazi regime, where a good portion of senior leadership claimed nominal Catholicism.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/opinion/77170884/priests-should-be-judged-as-individuals-first
Its history is full of examples of failing to live up to the high standards of Christian behavior. You cannot easily sweep the Crusades, the Borgias or the Spanish Inquisition under the carpet. In the 20th century, questions about how the church rose to the challenge of German Fascism can be posed. It was on the side of Franco in Spain and there are at the very least conflicting views about its relationship with a Nazi regime, where a good portion of senior leadership claimed nominal Catholicism.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/opinion/77170884/priests-should-be-judged-as-individuals-first
