I have often wondered, that persons who make a boast of professing the Christian religion, namely, love, joy, peace, temperance, and charity to all men, should quarrel with such rancorous animosity, and display daily towards one another such bitter hatred, that this, rather than the virtues they claim, is the readiest criterion of their faith.
- Baruch Spinoza, Tractatus Theologico-Politicus (1670)
You can substitute #Christianity and replace it with any other #religion, and Benedict's statement still holds true.
So yeah ... unfortunately not much has changed in the last three and a half centuries.
What a shame.
#Spinoza #philosphy #hypocrisy
Good #quotes from #thebadguy.