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JustHereForTheBacon t1_jeecgx5 wrote

Reply to comment by Xilizhra in The Catholic Church took a fresh step Thursday in acknowledging abuse endured by Indigenous peoples with the Vatican formally rejecting 15th-century papal edicts that empowered Europeans to colonize non-Christian lands by DoremusJessup

Definitely. But if god were perfect and infallible as they claim, and this were his infallible word, it wouldn’t constantly change with public opinion, would it?

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Xilizhra t1_jeecoko wrote

God's perfect, we aren't. That's the long and short of it. Faith isn't about rote adherence to dogma; one has to remain open to better ways to approach Her.

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JustHereForTheBacon t1_jeecr1h wrote

She is a fickle master ;)

But Catholics do claim they preach the infallible word. They don’t say this is our best current interpretation.

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