I recently participated in the Convocation of Catholic Leaders in Orlando, Fla. The purpose of this large, unprecedented encounter between U.S. bishops and laity was to study what Pope Francis has termed the “new peripheries” and to form missionary disciples.
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Everybody knows that:
1. The Catholic Church invented and perpetuates anti-Semitism.
2. The Catholic Church has suppressed scriptures (such as the “Secret Gospel of Thomas”) which authoritatively contradict Church teaching.
3. The Catholic Church persecuted the pagans.
4. The Catholic Church developed the Dark Ages, perpetuating ignorance, superstition and hatred of learning.
5. The Crusades are an example of Catholic “imperialism” and attacks on innocent Muslims.