Originally Posted by
Snowball
. there is a tradition that saint peter gazed upon the obelisk at his martyrdom.
maybe you should read some better books or websites rather than watch cheezy anti-Catholic
you tube videos. just a thought.
any pagan artifacts you're thinking of were there before the site was christian.
they have archaeological value.
although less than 2% of catholic priests were accused of sexual crimes, and about 2% of that 2%
involved actual pedophilia (as opposed to sexually mature girls or boys) - this is generally seen
as a problem in the seminaries, or in the lessening of certain morals in the 60s and 70s.. by the way,
there was indeed documented infiltration of the church by communists and freemasons. long story
short, you ask why, it is part of the human condition to sin, and of course some claims were invented
or exaggerated for money. There is never any excuse for abuse of any kind.
the "black pope" is a term invented by anti-Catholics to describe the Superior General
of the Jesuit order. Because he wears black, they make up stories about him, as if he
were some kind of Darth Vader.
the Church does not celebrate pagan holidays. certain converted communities,
such as the barbarian Celts or the Latin American indian peoples were allowed to
preserve some of their pre-Christian traditions into their new worship of Christ.
For example, that is how the word Easter (a Germanic word) was derived, (Eostre)
although in all but the English-speaking world, it is another name such as Pascha.
The Pope did not change any day of worship, because all Christians celebrated the Lord's Day
on the day of His Resurrection since the very beginning. This is unanimous in all historical accounts.
good luck learning, please, learn more, if you care about facts, that is.