I’ve been watching the controversy that Pope Benedict has inadvertantly kicked off with his comments about Islam. While I think he could have been better advised, it raises interesting points about religous criticism.
One viewpoint I’ve seen aired is that the Vatican is an institution living in the past, I feel I can’t really argue the point, though I feel that the current pope isn’t helping matters, though I’d hope there’s always potential for improvement.
The question I think this raises is should religions be exempt from critical examination and criticism? The answer, in my mind, is no. Religions claim to be able to provide concrete answers to problems we face in day to day life, if the faithful are expected to live by those answers, then they should be questioned.
ursa smallerhttp://mysterymessiah.blogspot.com says:
i agree wholeheartedly
25 September 2006, 3:20 am