I am sorry that you experienced simony first hand. I am Roman Catholic and most people I know within the Church avoid anything that hints of simony. There are a lot of bad actors in history to live down. Corruption is a temptation to any in power, it is most offensive among those who should know better. Dante’s vision of Hell points to the truth that none of us can escape the consequence of our sin, private or public.
I am Roman Catholic as well. Would be interesting to know how many of Vashik's readers are - I would be a high proportion. Imagine a spin through papal history (with art) lead by Vashik and team.
>A small boy who was playing round the font one day got jammed in one of these holes
Kids at Mass - still acting up after 2,000 years lol. Love it!
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>Dante would say more, be more scathing, but his respect for the institution of the church prevents him.
*sigh.* The struggle is real. I am continually amazed at how beautifully relevant this literature is not just to modern times, but to my own life now, every day.
I am sorry that you experienced simony first hand. I am Roman Catholic and most people I know within the Church avoid anything that hints of simony. There are a lot of bad actors in history to live down. Corruption is a temptation to any in power, it is most offensive among those who should know better. Dante’s vision of Hell points to the truth that none of us can escape the consequence of our sin, private or public.
I am Roman Catholic as well. Would be interesting to know how many of Vashik's readers are - I would be a high proportion. Imagine a spin through papal history (with art) lead by Vashik and team.
>A small boy who was playing round the font one day got jammed in one of these holes
Kids at Mass - still acting up after 2,000 years lol. Love it!
Edit:
>Dante would say more, be more scathing, but his respect for the institution of the church prevents him.
*sigh.* The struggle is real. I am continually amazed at how beautifully relevant this literature is not just to modern times, but to my own life now, every day.