Pope says communists are closet Christians

[4years]

Christian and especially catholic doctrine promote selflessness, service for the less fortunate

Only very inconsistently and in an extremely limited manner.

[East Cloudsdale]

He's saying, in jest, that his previous comments on the poor that some denounced as 'Communist' were simply reiterating 2000 year old Christian teaching, and that the Communists came to the same rhetoric in defence of the poor much later. So no, Francis is not a Communist, nor is he a "Communist sympathiser" (whatever that is).

sym·pa·thiz·er
ˈsimpəˌTHīzər/ohsit
noun
noun: sympathiser
a person who agrees with or supports a sentiment or opinion.
"a Nazi sympathizer"
synonyms: supporter, backer, well-wisher, advocate, ally, partisan; More

a communist sympathiser is a person who suppoors tcommunist

[Neo Rome Republic]

Christian and especially catholic doctrine promote selflessness, service for the less fortunate

Only very inconsistently and in an extremely limited manner.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[Dundee Derry]

All that I have to say is I am glad that I left the Catholic church for the Orthodox Church .
Because Rome was heading left way before this pope came along.

Heading what way?

[Pandeeria]

All that I have to say is I am glad that I left the Catholic church for the Orthodox Church .
Because Rome was heading left way before this pope came along.

Heading what way?

Left Way.

[Sklavinia]

But what's with the picture? That's not Francis.

Exactly.

I don't get it...

Oh, so believing in something without proof makes you an idiot? Is that it? Because then I'm pretty sure that makes most people idiots, including many intellectuals. Humanity cannot nor must not rely on proof for everything, if we did, the world would be incredibly and drastically different. And not in a good way.

So rather than reserving judgement, on questions we have not yet answered, you rely on a book of primitive scribblings for the answers? Sees legit. Sarcasm

Nice hypocrisy. You realize that by not believing in God, when you have no proof he does not exist, also means you believe without knowing, right?

Also, nice mix of opinion, aggression, hostility, and flamebait. Didn't work though, tough luck.

[Neo Rome Republic]

Exactly.

I don't get it...

So rather than reserving judgement, on questions we have not yet answered, you rely on a book of primitive scribblings for the answers? Sees legit. Sarcasm

Nice hypocrisy. You realize that by not believing in God, when you have no proof he does not exist, also means you believe without knowing, right?

Also, nice mix of opinion, aggression, hostility, and flamebait. Didn't work though, tough luck.

If that's what you think, okay then. But there was no flame bait, just addressing what looked absurd.

[United Marxist Nations]

Exactly.

I don't get it...

So rather than reserving judgement, on questions we have not yet answered, you rely on a book of primitive scribblings for the answers? Sees legit. Sarcasm

Nice hypocrisy. You realize that by not believing in God, when you have no proof he does not exist, also means you believe without knowing, right?

Also, nice mix of opinion, aggression, hostility, and flamebait. Didn't work though, tough luck.

He doesn't believe there is no god, he just doesn't believe in a god, because there's no evidence to suggest he should.

[Pandeeria]

So rather than reserving judgement, on questions we have not yet answered, you rely on a book of primitive scribblings for the answers? Sees legit. Sarcasm

Nice hypocrisy. You realize that by not believing in God, when you have no proof he does not exist, also means you believe without knowing, right?

Also, nice mix of opinion, aggression, hostility, and flamebait. Didn't work though, tough luck.

That doesn't make sense.

[Angleter]

He's saying, in jest, that his previous comments on the poor that some denounced as 'Communist' were simply reiterating 2000 year old Christian teaching, and that the Communists came to the same rhetoric in defence of the poor much later. So no, Francis is not a Communist, nor is he a "Communist sympathiser" (whatever that is).

sym·pa·thiz·er
ˈsimpəˌTHīzər/ohsit
noun
noun: sympathiser
a person who agrees with or supports a sentiment or opinion.
"a Nazi sympathizer"
synonyms: supporter, backer, well-wisher, advocate, ally, partisan; More

a communist sympathiser is a person who suppoors tcommunist

So, a Communist?

[Sklavinia]

I don't get it...



Nice hypocrisy. You realize that by not believing in God, when you have no proof he does not exist, also means you believe without knowing, right?

Also, nice mix of opinion, aggression, hostility, and flamebait. Didn't work though, tough luck.

He doesn't believe there is no god, he just doesn't believe in a god, because there's no evidence to suggest he should.

Nice hypocrisy. You realize that by not believing in God, when you have no proof he does not exist, also means you believe without knowing, right?

Also, nice mix of opinion, aggression, hostility, and flamebait. Didn't work though, tough luck.

That doesn't make sense.

I don't get it...



Nice hypocrisy. You realize that by not believing in God, when you have no proof he does not exist, also means you believe without knowing, right?

Also, nice mix of opinion, aggression, hostility, and flamebait. Didn't work though, tough luck.

If that's what you think, okay then. But there was no flame bait, just addressing what looked absurd to me.

There is no proof God exists.
There is no proof God does not exist.

Therefor, believing in either of these things is believing without proof.

[Geilinor]

He doesn't believe there is no god, he just doesn't believe in a god, because there's no evidence to suggest he should.

That doesn't make sense.

If that's what you think, okay then. But there was no flame bait, just addressing what looked absurd to me.

There is no proof God exists.
There is no proof God does not exist.

Therefor, believing in either of these things is believing without proof.

Not believing that something exists is the default position because it has the least assumptions.

[United Marxist Nations]

He doesn't believe there is no god, he just doesn't believe in a god, because there's no evidence to suggest he should.

That doesn't make sense.

If that's what you think, okay then. But there was no flame bait, just addressing what looked absurd to me.

There is no proof God exists.
There is no proof God does not exist.

Therefor, believing in either of these things is believing without proof.

We don't believe that he does not exist, we just don't believe that he does.

[Pandeeria]

He doesn't believe there is no god, he just doesn't believe in a god, because there's no evidence to suggest he should.

That doesn't make sense.

If that's what you think, okay then. But there was no flame bait, just addressing what looked absurd to me.

There is no proof God exists.
There is no proof God does not exist.

Therefor, believing in either of these things is believing without proof.

Logically speaking it makes more sense that a god does not exist. Parts of the bible and scripture are illogical or disproven, it makes more sense to not believe in a deity.

[Post War America]

Both have similar ideals and Socialism and Social Justice has been delivered to the people via Christianity... however the two are not the same.

[Neo Rome Republic]

There is no proof God exists.
There is no proof God does not exist.

Therefor, believing in either of these things is believing without proof.

Logically speaking it makes more sense that a god does not exist. Parts of the bible and scripture are illogical or disproven, if makes more sense to not believe in a deity.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[Valkalan]

Christian and especially catholic doctrine promote selflessness, service for the less fortunate

Only very inconsistently and in an extremely limited manner.

Similarly, communism has only succeeded in an inconsistent and extremely limited manner. The problem with communism is that in practice it tends to destroy the mechanisms that incentivize prosperity and innovation, ultimately resulting in economic failure or market reforms.

This is not to say that christianity is any better.

[The Broken American States]

he's from argentina. that's in south america

What the fuck is that supposed to mean? Are South Americans communist now?

[Pandeeria]

he's from argentina. that's in south america

What the fuck is that supposed to mean? Are South Americans communist now?

It means the opposite now.

[Revanchism]

Sounds more like a joke than a serious statement really.

[Sklavinia]

There is no proof God exists.
There is no proof God does not exist.

Therefor, believing in either of these things is believing without proof.

Not believing that something exists is the default position because it has the least assumptions.

And thus, everyone believes in something they cannot prove.

There is no proof God exists.
There is no proof God does not exist.

Therefor, believing in either of these things is believing without proof.

We don't believe that he does not exist, we just don't believe that he does.

That's the exact same thing. Do you even understand what you're saying?

There is no proof God exists.
There is no proof God does not exist.

Therefor, believing in either of these things is believing without proof.

Logically speaking it makes more sense that a god does not exist. Parts of the bible and scripture are illogical or disproven, it makes more sense to not believe in a deity.

That doesn't mean he doesn't exist, and that's also just your opinion. In my opinion, it makes no logical sense that God doesn't exist.

[Neo Rome Republic]

Not believing that something exists is the default position because it has the least assumptions.

And thus, everyone believes in something they cannot prove.

We don't believe that he does not exist, we just don't believe that he does.

That's the exact same thing. Do you even understand what you're saying?

Logically speaking it makes more sense that a god does not exist. Parts of the bible and scripture are illogical or disproven, it makes more sense to not believe in a deity.

That doesn't mean he doesn't exist, and that's also just your opinion. In my opinion, it makes no logical sense that God doesn't exist.

Not really, you're just not reading it correctly. And playing the silly game of "I know you are but what am I".

[Pandeeria]

Logically speaking it makes more sense that a god does not exist. Parts of the bible and scripture are illogical or disproven, it makes more sense to not believe in a deity.

That doesn't mean he doesn't exist, and that's also just your opinion. In my opinion, it makes no logical sense that God doesn't exist.

Then your opinion is incorrect.

[Roski]

What the fuck is that supposed to mean? Are South Americans communist now?

It means the opposite now.

... please go further in that statement.

[Roski]

Not believing that something exists is the default position because it has the least assumptions.

And thus, everyone believes in something they cannot prove.

We don't believe that he does not exist, we just don't believe that he does.

That's the exact same thing. Do you even understand what you're saying?

Logically speaking it makes more sense that a god does not exist. Parts of the bible and scripture are illogical or disproven, it makes more sense to not believe in a deity.

That doesn't mean he doesn't exist, and that's also just your opinion. In my opinion, it makes no logical sense that God doesn't exist.

Those miracles in Egypt? Can be done naturally