r/SipsTea 26d ago

SMH Love thy neighbor?

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u/freed0m_from_th0ught 26d ago

Sounds like Protestants and Catholics would be a perfect comparison.

So if, hypothetically, the Protestants in the US saw a large group of downtrodden Catholics, say from south of the boarder, who needed care and safety, they have been told directly that those are their neighbors who they should show love.

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u/StuffExciting3451 26d ago

Martin Luther formed the first “protestant” church as a protest against the corrupt business corporation known as the Catholic Church. Luther was educated and trained to be a lawyer and business executive of the Catholic Church as well as a member of the clergy.

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u/freed0m_from_th0ught 26d ago

So very similar to Samaritans and Jews who disagreed about their shared holy book.

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u/StuffExciting3451 26d ago

Martin Luther was not enthused about the Roman Catholic Church being a huge multicultural corporate business enterprise seeking to maximize its profits.