4 Real Reasons Why Catholicism Is Cooler Than Atheism – Patheos (blog)

I was innocently catching up on Facebook this morning when one of my friends shared The Friendly Atheists post Catholic Writer Thinks He Can Prove Atheism is the Uncoolest Choice Ever (He Cannot). Hemant Mehta as many of you know is the creator of The Friendly Atheist blog and is the author of that piece. Under normal circumstances, Hemant is on the money. His editorials on the faith-based news are spot on. But not this time.

Not only does Hemant have it all wrong but so does Mathew Archbold the author of the original pieceAtheism is the Uncoolest Choice Ever, and I Can Prove It 8 Reasons Why Christianity is Cooler than Atheism.Mr. Archbold is too courteous to the other less tangy sects of Christianity. In all reality, its a case of Catholicism being way cooler than atheism.

Allow me to show you the 4 reasons why Catholicism is cooler than atheism.

Do have to say it? The 2015 epic movie Spotlight was amazing!It won an Oscar for Best Picture and Best Screenplay that year for its painstakingly accurate analysis of the inner workings of the Catholic Church in Boston.

If youre not acquainted with this awesome flick here is a very short trailer.

Pope Innocent III was large and in charge and someone who meant business. Lets check out what the JewishEncyclopedia has to say about our boy.

The extreme in the hostile enactments of the popes against the Jews was reached under Innocent III. (1198-1216), who was the most powerful of the medieval popes, and who convened the Fourth Lateran Council (1215); this council renewed the old canonical prohibitions against trusting the Jews with public offices and introduced the law demanding that Jews should wear a distinctive sign on their garments (see Badge). The theological principle of the pope was that the Jews should, as though so many Cains, be held up as warning examples to Christians.

Atheists are smug and think they know everything. They set themselves up like gods. This Catholic Archbishop shows how humble he is when he admits he didnt know adults having sex with kids was illegal.

The Church is truly universal in scope. And do you know whats in the universe? Penises and vaginas. Reproductive organs are firmly in the hands of the Pope and his underlings. Here is just one facet of divinely inspired public health teachings of the Church.

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