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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I didn't mean nor wish to imply that. It simply is fact that those with strong religious convictions can't or don't bring/discuss them here because there are more non-believers that "crush" the discussion. Pastor Tim was one that withstood some time here, but most devouts don't bring it up very often and there are a few here that I know who just don't get into this conversation too deeply. We don't cater to the religious folks and the core of the community at this point in time doesn't entertain that kind of conversation. It's dismissed quickly.
My point is simply that it's irrelevant to your life, it's irrelevant to my life. But apparently there are millions of Catholics that find relevance to it. It also doesn't mean that they subscribe 100% to the dogmas of the Catholic church. I know that I didn't for the last number of years before I just walked away from the church.
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Well then, I am going to assume that even though you directed the comment at me that you were not referring to just my contributions on this thread. If not and someone took such great offense to what I have said here that they felt I crushed the conversation, then I attribute that to their sensibilities more than to the weight of my comments.
If this conversation were about the Pope's stance on most other issues, it's likely that I wouldn't even get involved. But it happens to be a trigger issue for me for several reasons. I realize my mistake now and I apologize for misdirecting the conversation by making my comment about the Vatican being obsolete. I should have stayed on topic and maybe folks who support the Pope's views would have actually told us why they support them.
I think I addressed your last paragraph in my response to Smeth above.