Then will do you insist that we take your word as absolute truth despite evidence to the otherwise?
You do have two qualifiers there as well, a) if god exists and b) if the Catholic or any other church actually closely follows Jesus's teaching.
Can see some brief mentions of the book but very little on the author himself. Interesting its a reversal of the stance the church took for decades in denying, at all levels, that abuse was happening.
There's a logical reason why most pedophiles in the church target boys, simply because they have much more access to them, especially in earlier decades when the church had more control of education of the young.
Unless your talking of possible Khazer actions I know of no such actions of slaving operations by Jews in that region. Plus given their normal territorial areas were far to the east did they ever reach Poland? Given that that was a common action by all states and groups in this time against everybody else to be brunt its nothing special.
Again asking for details about when Jews were used as tax collectors and by who.
Again your relying on your bigotry here. Christianity, if it reflects the relative humility of Christ's teaching can be a moderating factor but if more based on large and corrupt institutions it can aggravate it due to the extreme nature of such bodies. Fundamentalist of any alignment are always dangerous whether it is overtly religious or 'ideas' like communism or fascism.
You had responsibilities but you were also a person. I take your point that outsiders were often exempt but then that's also clear in the Abrahmic religions. Your only including if your an accepted member of that church so in that aspect its no more universal than any other group.
Isn't that verging on the Pelagianism stance?
Again evidence please? As opposed to the idea that the group had become too powerful and other elements in the churches became jealous of it. [As earlier with the Templar's for instance?] It is to be noted that during the period when the Catholic establishment was turning against the Jesuits that one place they found refuge was actually Prussia, a state your previously condemned.
Spain became over-dependent on gold and silver from the Americas. That is accurate. This was partly because Philip II [among others] became too reckless with his expenditure and wars and partly because he wasn't able/willing to spread the burden beyond Castille. Unclear from your comment whether
You fail to understand what the enlightment was. Because it opposes unrestrained power and blind faith - and hence churches unimpeded authority - you seek to blame it for everything you see as evil. By definition its totally alien to the sort of mass murdering states you mention.
Ironic since one of us is a believe in absolute power and unquestioned use of that power and it isn't me.
1.Not my world.Catholic Dogma,which are God made.Of course,only if Jesus existed and created church.Otherwise,we all are just meat/atheists/ , figments of Brahman/Hindu/,slaves of Allah/muslim/ or you could pick another false faith.
2.Church did nothing,becouse part of hiearchy belonged to lavenda mafia.Nothing new,Saint Damian book from 1051 show that.
3.First polish rulers,till at least 966 were slavers who take part of their income from slave trading.Only reason why we have in 966 AD standing army was becouse of that.And becouse main buyers were in muslim world,jewish merchant like Ibrahim ibn Jakub come here to buy for them.
Jewish tax collectors - every polish prince from 1138 till 1320 used them.
4.Bigotry? soviet language again.And if you compare Inquisition where 3% of prisoners were tortured to enlinghtened republics,when it was basically norm,you would see difference.
5.Nope.You belong to tribe,you are human.Outside of it - you are not.That is why in tribal society worst punisment is not death,but being rejected from tribe.
And only christians have the same standarts for all.Jews and muslims could kill/steal from others and it would be good deed.
Christians - not so,murdering pagan is the same sin as murdering christian.In theory.
Practice could be as bad - but still muslims and jews could prosecute other with clear conscience,when christian are quilty of breaking rules.
Jews even do not pray unless there is at least 10 of them.
6.Nope,pelagians belived that they could save their sould on their own.Which,of course,is impossible.
For us,catholics,without help from Church we could not be saved - but we still have free will and decide if we get that help .
And those who refuse are going to hell on their own free Will.
7.Phillip 2 had Salamanca school who explained him how economy work,but he decided to not listen.And Spain paid for that.
Unless muslims and some of protestants,who belive then we are saved or not by Allah/God will from the beginning.
Templars was deatroyed becouse France wonted so,and they have their own pet pope at that time.
Jesuits - becouse masons controlling Spain,Portugal and France wonted it.Jesuits survived in Russia,becouse masons have no power there.And was useful.And tsarica could show other kings fuck.
8.Of course i undarstandt.For us Christians Jesus is God and knew what is right,so we never tried to create utopia,only discover what in particular cases Jesus Will is.
ENLINGHTENED - sick fucks belive that they are gods,so they could decide what is Right.This one utopia after another and massgraves.And when they win,they start killing each others,becouse everyone is god.
9.Absolute power - OF COURSE JESUS HAS IT.That is why HE is God.Not us,not any ENLINGHTENED cabal which take over states and try one utopia after another.
And Catholic Church have to right to Absolute power,only Dogma keeping which would save your soul.You could hear or not,and be saved or not on your own Will.