Maybe the "Original Sin" Should be Reassigned



We can all agree most Catholic priests are fine people and not guilty of sexual abuse. What Catholics must face, however, it that their church harbors executives who are dishonest .

There is an incredible story about the Argentine Bishop Zanchetta. The Pope worked with him in Argentina and they are considered friends.

Around 2015 Zanchetta sent nude pictures of himself and they began circulating world wide. He also was too friendly with young seminarians and some left because of him.  Three different officials say they made formal complaints to the Vatican about Zanchetta between 2015 and 2017.

Yet, in 2018, the Vatican claimed it was unaware of any complaints about Zanchetta. This might be a good time to repeat the Catholic hierarchy claims to have the sole authority handed down from Jesus to what the faith stands for. It condemns as sinners those who practice birth control, have abortions and gay sexual relationships. Handing the hierarchy this responsibility would make some sense if it conducted its affairs on a high moral plain.

Here is a good place to repeat the accomplishments of Arch Bishop of New York, Tim Dolan. When Dolan was Bishop of Milwaukee he tried to hide millions of dollars in a cemetery trust fund where it was not needed in order that those suing over sexual abuse would be unsuccessful. He was promoted to New York soon after that.

The Original Sin is assigned to Eve in the Bible. If it were reassigned today I have a suggestion to where it might fit.

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2024 at 11:18 AM

    The original sin is assigned to Adam in the Bible. In the story about Adam and Eve, God only gave the commandment to Adam about not eating from the tree. Eve only heard the commandment from Adam. She never heard it from God. The Bible says that sin came into this world through one man (Adam). Sin was taken out of the world by one man (Jesus Christ).

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    1. Jon LindgrenSeptember 6, 2024 at 8:48 PM

      Anonymous--Thanks for the comment. I'd suggest some study of the Bible. Paul in 1 Timothy 2 makes it quite clear Eve was the guilty party. Just ordinary logic would tell us that if Eve took the first bite she was the cause. If she had refused, most probably Adam would have refused.

      Eve caused our economic life to be one of misery. When Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden, all they had to do was walk around naked and pick a fruit when they were hungry. Because of Eve we now have to go to work every day.

      We know, however, the tale of Adam and Eve was either made up by ancient and wealthy goat herders to control their lessors or passed down from previous religions for that purpose. The idea for a Garden of Eden came from desert dwellers who had seen oasis' in the desert.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2024 at 11:37 AM

    You are hilarious 😂.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2024 at 11:37 AM

    I know why you are an Atheist.

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