02-16-2012, 06:14 PM
Pops-
One must realize that mandated priest celebrity (and pretty much everything about the structure of the Catholic Church) was designed to keep people in line and with the party. Straight down from the Pope, you have a classic governmental/quasi-military structure.
Otherwise, how could you expect a growing church (and greedy Pope) to build such vast holdings around the world?
One must realize that mandated priest celebrity (and pretty much everything about the structure of the Catholic Church) was designed to keep people in line and with the party. Straight down from the Pope, you have a classic governmental/quasi-military structure.
Otherwise, how could you expect a growing church (and greedy Pope) to build such vast holdings around the world?