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In these days, do not ask me why, I was reflecting on the Church and its insistence on the concept of Peace.
Jesus preached love and the other cheek, Mary is the Queen of Peace, the priests who taught us forgiveness even in the face humanly unforgivable wrongs, etc. .. I do not think many others serve as examples, so it is rooted in the concept of Peace 'teaching of the Church.
But then 'we all know that the Church's past has not been the Peace: wars of conquest, popes emperors, armies, executions, witch hunts, etc. .. etc. ...
The classical explanation is that we have always given that the Church is human, he realized that he is wrong and has taken the path of Peace and Love.
Ok, so far, completely regular.
Then it occurs to me that Islam is expansionist and aggressive in a phase very similar to the one through which the Church has passed centuries ago.
It made me a question: is not that the monotheistic religions and missionary all follow a very similar path?
- begins with a prophet who makes a number of followers.
- when it reaches a certain critical mass begins to influence policy through its control over the masses.
- Thanks for sharing with the temporal power is able to exercise power and becomes aggressive and expansionist.
- actions of conquest began in cooperation with the temporal power, from which both gain advantages (eg the Crusades).
- when it reaches a majority market share of aggression and abandon, of defending the status quo beneficial, preaches peace.
Now, of all the phases described briefly above, is the last one that interests me:
When it reaches a majority market share of aggression and abandon, of defending the status quo beneficial, preaches peace. Continue reading »