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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- People who act shocked that a priest would bless a gay couple but have no problem with him blessing a crooked businessman are hypocrites, Pope Francis said.

“The most serious sins are those that are disguised with a more ‘angelic’ appearance. No one is scandalized if I give a blessing to an entrepreneur who perhaps exploits people, which is a very serious sin. Whereas they are scandalized if I give it to a homosexual -- this is hypocrisy,” he told the Italian magazine Credere.

The interview was scheduled for publication Feb. 8, but Vatican News reported on some of its content the day before when the magazine issued a press release about the interview.

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[–] Sprokes@jlai.lu 11 points 2 years ago (10 children)

There's no progressive religion (I am not including Buddhism). They all say that their religion promotes peace and tolerance but they still believe in what written in their sacred book and won't change a thing.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Even the Buddhists are committing a genocide against Muslims in Myanmar.

[–] Fungah@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Im pretty sure even fighting in a war at gunpoint is not a Buddhist to thing to do. Genocide definitely disqualified you. Though culturally and religious Buddhist are two different things. The Buddha basically told everyone not to worship him and make him a religious figure and every sect of Buddhism just kind of turned around and did it anyway. Their justification is "lol". So like. I dunno. Buddhism kind of accepts that everything anyone can or will do is something they've done. And existence is suffering. Freeing yourself from attachment and embracing the moment with love and kindness is a person thing, and sure genociders may be cenociding other people but ultimately through a Buddhist lens they're harming themselves and straying further from enlightenment in the here and now.

Nothing really like MATTERS for a Buddhist in the big picture sense. We live, we do things, we die, ultimately none of it comes to anything. There's no one watching over you to punish you or praise you, and nothing for you after you die but more of this through a different lens or to finally be done with the bullshit and leave it all behind..

It's a doctrine for being happy NOW. Follow it, don't, ultimately you're the only person it matters to.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Sounds like the Satanic Temple don't it?

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