Ignorance In Catholicism

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Catholicism is ridiculed constantly by the media, other religions, and the general public. People are quick to judge when someone states that they are catholic; however, many people do not know much about the Catholic faith. The ignorance that surrounds the Catholic faith has caused an unbelievable amount of distaste for the people who practice it. Although it is still practiced by many people throughout the world, it has become an easy target for people to mock. A small amount of Priests have committed pedophilia, but that is the only time they are talked about in the media. This has created a stigma that all Priest are pedophiles. I personally never thought there was anything wrong with my faith until two years ago when my parish was struck …show more content…

The Vatican is the place where the Pope presides and is also where the Cardinals live. As I said earlier, Father was removed from his hometown. In an agreement previously made, it said that he could not move back into Sigel until everything was cleared by the police. Father assumed that since there was a confession of the accusation being a lie that he could move back home. Apparently, that was not the case. He moved back into town and the Bishop immediately held a meeting to discuss the future of the parish. The Bishop said it was against the contract for Father to come back because it was not cleared completely by the Vatican. When something is sent to the Vatican, it can take years for them to look at. Father Bud disagreed and stated that he could stay in Sigel because he was no longer under investigation. Father was tired of being told what to do, and he wanted to stay in a town where he knew people. The Bishop thought people would view him as a pushover if this happened and he wanted Father to stay out of the church. With the amount of accusations made about priest being pedophiles, the Bishop did not want people to think he would allow that in one of his churches. He removed Father Bud’s right to say mass and preform sacraments. They did not want another scandal on their hands so they decided it would be best to strip his rights of …show more content…

Nobody besides the people of his congregation stopped and thought that he might be innocent. They all assumed he was guilty because so many priest did what he was accused of. They all acted out of hate because they did not understand the situation. They found it easier to assume the accusation was true rather than asking question to get the correct information. One man’s life was ruined because of the hatred from so many people and a power hungry bishop. The events that took place actually led me to question my own faith. Many people are quick to judge things that they do not understand. We are a society that founded on stereotypes. In this case, a stereotype ruined someone’s life. If people would have taken the time to learn what was going on, they would have known the accuser was lying the whole time People have their lives ruined everyday because of false accusations based on skin color, gender, religion, and cultural

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