First, I’ve heard a LOT of the Cardinals doing the voting were picked by Francis, something like 80%, so that’s a good sign for maintaining whatever progressive policies the Church has.
OTOH there is an undeniable shift to the right wing globally. Does the Church want to follow that or not? Would it benefit the Church to go along or resist? 🤔
My view on this is that if the Church does nothing but follow trends in politics like any other government it loses the last few shreds of justification for its existence. If the Church agrees with everything governments are saying and doing anyway they make themselves redundant.
Of course, it can be one of the many, many organizations in the world who exploit people and doubly exploit poorer and less educated people for a while longer but what is supposed to be the value proposition to younger people and people they are trying to convert? “Hey, join us, invest your time into us, with us you can get fucked over not just by your government and your employer and your landlord and those selling products and services to you but also by your religion”? Doesn’t really seem like an appealing message to me.
I’m of two minds…
First, I’ve heard a LOT of the Cardinals doing the voting were picked by Francis, something like 80%, so that’s a good sign for maintaining whatever progressive policies the Church has.
OTOH there is an undeniable shift to the right wing globally. Does the Church want to follow that or not? Would it benefit the Church to go along or resist? 🤔
My view on this is that if the Church does nothing but follow trends in politics like any other government it loses the last few shreds of justification for its existence. If the Church agrees with everything governments are saying and doing anyway they make themselves redundant.
Of course, it can be one of the many, many organizations in the world who exploit people and doubly exploit poorer and less educated people for a while longer but what is supposed to be the value proposition to younger people and people they are trying to convert? “Hey, join us, invest your time into us, with us you can get fucked over not just by your government and your employer and your landlord and those selling products and services to you but also by your religion”? Doesn’t really seem like an appealing message to me.
They claim they swim against the stream so let’s see lol