A friend of mine is deeply Catholic, teaches high school American history, has progressive values (is pro-civil-rights) and explains it that he has a spot in his brain for all the church stuff, wheras the rest of his brain adheres to science and the secular morality we've developed through trial and error and beating back the dominance-minded shenanigans of plutocrats. I've met many Catholics like him.

But then theres Brett Kavanaugh and all the rest of the Federalist Society, who believe in pre-constitutional feudalism (so long as they get to be aristocrats).

So I'm pretty sure Catholics can be kind and compassionate and merciful despite their faith. But doing so is quite common.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but that's anecdotal. I know a Catholic Guy who is a math doctor, and he doesn't have to compartmentalize his faith with his rationality, he simply doesn't see a contradiction between the sciences and his faith. He believes in a round Earth, he rejects and detests Trump worship, and is all around an amazing person, often BECAUSE of his faith rather against..

He sees Christians who do bad things in Christ's name as shameful, and he often voices disapproval for "Trad Caths" and such barbaric ideas as Prosperity Gospel.

Catholics are more like my friend, not your friend, you just need to leave the New Atheist bubble these Reddit-style forums get into.

[–] btr_fan87@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

But your example is also anecdotal? Catholics aren't more like your friend or more like his. They're both Catholic. It's a diverse group. Sweeping generalizations don't help anyone.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

True