The leadership of the Catholic Church are entirely (supposedly) celibate, (supposedly) straight, forbidden to marry, and male.
(There is no Biblical requirement for them to be any of these things, BTW)
They are dictating behaviors to people regarding issues they are completely divorced from. They cannot relate at all.
Okay, I'll admitt you've convinced me a bit. True, the bible doesn't dictate these things.
I just think those catholic cardinals who genuinely are celibate etc, aren't really guilty of over-population. I just don't think they're to blame on that basis.
Why not, the people who run the Catholic Church certainly do, and they change their minds on what is a sin and what isn't?
What makes them better than me?
They most certainly are not better than you, nor will their pomp or words make them. Please don't think I am for their cause, I just initially thought you were targeting a sect of religious people for this problem. I apologize if I have misconstrued what you meant.
You are correct, that they THINK they decide what sins are etc.. But
in reality none of us decide, because what God says is a sin (against his will), is a sin. So, you win that point, in that this "issue" isn't really mentioned biblically so I have to be honest, and admitt that it is almost opinion versus opinion, YET I think God, as ever, can solve the problem and told us what to do in order to not get the problem, by advising our ways, pertaining to life. the fruit of our doings are now what we see prevail. If we don't do it God's way then we receive the reward.
It used to be a sin to belive the earth orbited the sun, remember.
According to them, but as I said earlier, I think only Christ gets to tell us what sin is and I stand by that. We are all sinful according to Christ.
So, if everybody stopped using birth control, would the environmental degradation get better or worse
I wouldn't know. I just thought you were saying that the pope and his men should say "yes, yes, fornicate by all means, but with condoms on".
Can you see how that might make their position a bit odd pertaining to who they're supposed to be? I think me and the catholic are both Christians, and even if we are strongly FOR things or against, we can't play fast and loose with scripture when it suits.
Now if it was up to me, then certain ppl here would go to heaven. IT ISN't = mike's opinion is irrelevant when God decides. It's like when Percy ridded Buz, I sought to say how it was wrong IMHO yet I respected the fact that Percy is the boss and therefore I don't decide what is sin at the site, even if I think I do.