>>4330>Who gets to decide which ideas are "tribal" and "outdated"the church does, when their core scripture dehumanizes others
>why do you (somebody who I presume is not religious or a Catholic) even care what the Pope does?i'm an ex-catholic, but my background shouldn't matter. why would i not care what the pope says, when catholicism has over a billion followers that look to him as an external authority? even if the church isn't an authority figure geopolitically outside of vatican city, it is silly to think that it doesn't hold influence, no matter how indirect, over things such as philosophy, culture, and most importantly, laws.
>And why should the Catholic church (who's job is to preach Catholicism) drastically modify its core teachings to appease people who are ostensibly non-Catholic and even anti-religious?because these core teachings has ruined people's livelihoods and leaves them ostracized.
>they have their path and I have mine and I'm not gonna dictate to them what they should or shouldn't believe.but you would allow them to dictate others? i will respect catholics as long as they treat other people with compassion and love, but i will not respect their core beliefs if it is incompatible with modern society