Let's see...complicated intrigue.
Firstly, I am Christian and grew up in Evangelical/Charismatic background where the Catholics were bad because they worshiped Mary and all sorts of other stuff. I also am obsessed with history and religion...in fact I'm applying to get into a graduate program right now. So, from a historical standpoint you have the catholic church as one of the major players since the fall of Rome. From a religious standpoint I believe that the Christian Church has to be unified...which we are not because of all of the splitting off that has occurred. In America anyone who disagrees with what they hear at church will go off and start another church...it's a very bad problem, in my opinion. We (evangelical/charismatics) have lost tradition and focus on very superficial aspects of Christian Faith. I guess I'm searching for something a bit deeper...more meaning in the actual services. I also believe that the reformation should have stuck to reforming within instead of lashing out and separating, as well, as thinking that the Church of England (Anglicans and Episcopalians) was founded out of complete wrongness (Henry VIII). So, it's a lot of mixed things sparked by a bit of spiritual rebellion, I guess. I'm just curious. I've been told all sorts of reasons why they're wrong and bad, but I tend to believe that these people are not fully informed and are regurgitating bad information from someone else with misunderstanding of basic principles.
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