Nidge2 wrote:
c4bby wrote:
Skull wrote:
Hating religion is one thing, but hating people because of their religion is ignorance. I know the lines get blurred with such an emotive subject, but we're not any different under the skin.
I don't hate or even dislike people who believe in the sky pilot, but I openly detest religion for what it does to people.
I think you've got to be careful how far you go down that road.
There is no, them and us. We are all the same. It all just depends on how ignorant you are.
So how do you explain the hatred between Catholics and Protestants ? After all they are both Christians
Isn't the Catholic Church worth something like £200billion worldwide? The Protestants probably wanted their hands on it.
Probably far more, the Vatican city vaults hold many works of art worth more than £200billion
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The Vatican Secret Archives have been estimated to contain 52 miles (84 km) of shelving,[4] and there are 35,000 volumes in the selective catalogue alone. "Indexes must be consulted in the Index Room and replaced in their original location. Publication of the indexes, in part or as a whole, is forbidden." The Archives support their own photographic and conservation studios.
According to the website of the Archives, the oldest surviving document dates back to the end of the eighth century. "Transfers and political upheavals nearly caused the total loss of all the archival material preceding Innocent III." From 1198 onwards, more complete archives exist, though documentation is scant before the 13th century. Since that time, the documentation includes items such as Henry VIII of England's request for a marriage annulment, and letters from Michelangelo.
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