Of course Pope Leo XIII said that "the best and strongest support for
morality is religion," because getting people to believe this is
exactly what ensures he maintains his power over people, both
politically and spiritually. That's what everyone does, in fact, to ensure that their position and more importantly their power, are continued to be "believed" in by the masses.
The good Catholic will naturally insist, of course, that to focus on this "power" is to miss the point that "religion is indeed the best and strongest support for morality!," and that that's not only plainly obvious (even if to no one but the "true believer"), but what really matters.
Whatever power a pope may derive from their position, Catholics will further argue, only adds to his responsibility, and for which he will be held accountable to God.
If you point out this there is absolutely no evidence anywhere that can be used to substantiate such clear circular fantasies (and Christians deny climate change as much as evolution??), they will no doubt insist that you have hardened your heart and closed your mind, to the possibility of "God" - and by "God" they mean the ability to allow ideas into your mind that, while they may seem to make absolutely no sense and even drive men to engage in barbaric insanities (and always for the most moral reasons and in defense of all the indelible virtues of God), will give your life "special" meaning and make you feel loved like nothing else in the universe.
He's selling peace and love, after all, and he's willing to go to war to prove it.
The good Catholic will naturally insist, of course, that to focus on this "power" is to miss the point that "religion is indeed the best and strongest support for morality!," and that that's not only plainly obvious (even if to no one but the "true believer"), but what really matters.
Whatever power a pope may derive from their position, Catholics will further argue, only adds to his responsibility, and for which he will be held accountable to God.
If you point out this there is absolutely no evidence anywhere that can be used to substantiate such clear circular fantasies (and Christians deny climate change as much as evolution??), they will no doubt insist that you have hardened your heart and closed your mind, to the possibility of "God" - and by "God" they mean the ability to allow ideas into your mind that, while they may seem to make absolutely no sense and even drive men to engage in barbaric insanities (and always for the most moral reasons and in defense of all the indelible virtues of God), will give your life "special" meaning and make you feel loved like nothing else in the universe.
He's selling peace and love, after all, and he's willing to go to war to prove it.
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