textbook example of derangement. once again i will say: your vitriol is a sign of an ideological complex, not a remotely neutral or intellectual view of religion, right down to your extremely plain, dull child’s view of over two thousand years (really like six thousand years) of nuanced history. Christians gained notoriety in the early church by being murdered constantly. we worship a God Who allowed Himself to be murdered out of an incomprehensible divine love, and Who called for moral perfection in all things, and exalted love and submission and peace over violence and exploitation. you possess probably liberal values judging by your atheism, and probably most if not all of your underlying moral beliefs (including your apparent disgust at colonization) are likely all derived from Christianity. Christianity is the reason ancient slavery became non-existent, and when the transatlantic slave trade began, it was repeatedly formally condemned. Christianity is the only ancient religion to affirm the dignity of all creatures as being intended for divine communion with God, the only to exalt charity, love, even toward strangers, as chief among the virtues. funny you mention Africa and South America - deeply Christian continents! sex abuse scandals, which you have as a convenient cudgel because you can’t conceive of any coherent or fair argument, happened in the 20th century, and have always been condemned as monstrously evil. Jesuit Catholics like Brebeuf did everything they could to protect indigenous people - he was murdered and tortured with the Huron whom he served. Jesuits among the Guarani took up arms to defend them from colonizers. my religion contains evil people, which is something we are pretty open about. yet it’s actual teachings have inspired the most profound acts of love - a woman forgiving her daughter’s murderer and becoming friends with him, a man purchasing the services of prostitutes in order to pray with them, feed them, and give them a moment of dignity, a geriatric woman dragging dying and ill children from the streets to give them at least a dignified death, all meekness and humility and love being exalted with no room for selfishness and hatred. this isn’t to convince you, because you don’t want to be convinced, but for those reading on the off chance they might think you have credence to your point of view. there’s no reason i want to attempt discussion with someone with your level of disdain. if it means anything and teaches anything inside of you: for the love of all that is Holy, exercise an iota of compassion and make at least one good honest attempt at understanding the person of Christ, what He did, what He taught, what He came to do, in context of the narrative of Scripture, and apart from the history of the Catholic Church as you know it right now, and perhaps you can see why any of us choose to stay.
anyway, i’m gonna go support child rape by uhhhh tithing to charities, playing with my babies, asking God to make me a better more loving person, meditating on my Bible, etc etc all very culty and pedophilic i know.