"When the communism comes back..."

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  1. Byron

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    Again we have a communist regime that has killed, pillaged, raped and destroyed a beautiful country. Castro’s communist tentacles reached all of Latin America with the help of many liberal priests. Yet, the United States watched and let it happen. Why can’t the U.S. do the same in Ukraine? Why is Putin worse than Fidel Castro? When Anti communist Cubans asked for help to oust Fidel, they didn’t receive it. Why billions to Ukraine?
     
  2. Byron

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    And they are wrong. Just like those same Catholic brothers in Nicaragua, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela, Cuba, Brazil. So many priests backed Castro, Sandinistas, etc. And look at Latin America today. Look at Ukraine today.
     
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    Just look at what happened this week at St Patrick’s in New York. And our Catholic brothers including Cardinal Dolan backed it. Wake up!
     
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    Yes, he may be a clown manipulated by the West and Putin is a murderous dictator allied with Iran, Communist China and North Korea. My world order is different, it is called the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church and is made up of 24 autonomous Particular Churches sui juris. Ours, the Latin one, is by far the largest and in a high state of degradation, the second largest is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and has been expanding strongly since the fall of the Soviet Union. They have gone from near total annihilation to around 10 million worldwide since the fall of the Soviet Union. I am with them, I'm sorry if that doesn't please you or anyone else.
     
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    I'm actually going to bed. ;)
     
  6. Byron

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    We have a Pope that criticized Russia from day one. What did you expect? Donuts for Catholics?
     
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    Sweet dreams
     
  8. Luan Ribeiro

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    I don't know if Putin is worse than Fidel, but I think the Cuban dictator at least didn't pretend to be a conservative Christian, while Putin promotes the persecution of the Catholic Church and doesn't show any sign that he hopes to rehabilitate the missionary activity of Catholicism in Russia.
     
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    freedom for Catholics just as there is for Islam and Buddhism in Russia and just as there is freedom for the Orthodox in the West
     
  10. Luan Ribeiro

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    Have I ever come to the defense of Latin America as an example for the world? In the case of Brazil, we still have the freedom to proselytize and talk about Fátima and Garanbadal, in addition, the Protestants who are growing in numbers do not use the authority of the state to persecute us.
     
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    Castro till the day he died was considered Robin Hood to the entire world my friend. And he relished that false image. You can’t expect Putin to not be suspicious of Catholics in Ukraine and Russia. This is war, unfortunately. He see’s how Catholics have acted all over the world in morals, politics, churches, and inside the Vatican. Our own Pope is part of the world order who wants to oust him from Russia. What else can you expect? He views us as enemies. And that’s dangerous.
     
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    Be honest, why are Brazilians becoming evangelicals? I know a few. And they are conservative, God loving, anti communists. They don’t trust Catholics anymore. But it’s the fault of our Church. Now we can’t even go to Latin Mass.
     
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    he also governed Russia during the reign of very holy popes such as John Paul II and Benedict XVI, a theologian comparable to the first fathers of the Church; he has no justifiable excuse for imposing restrictions on the Catholic faith, furthermore part of the communist infiltration in the 20th century that generated the current crisis of faith he probably refuses to recognize because it tarnishes the memory of the great mother Russia when it was part of the Soviet Empire .
     
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    There is a HUGE population in Brazil who worship Fidel Castro. As in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, etc etc. Sad but true.
     
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    part of the crisis of Catholicism in Brazil involves the advancement of liberation theology; the faster formation of pastors in Protestantism; the desperate search for miracles that some of these churches promise; but also a low knowledge of the population about patristics
     
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    Catholics are at fault for not educating their children against sin and communism, and not demanding the Church to go against Liberation theology. Materialism became more important. Latin America is struggling to stay afloat. Socialism became a part of reality. Europe’s Catholic Churches are empty, but they want war with Russia. If Russia invades, it’s Europe’s fault. I’m sorry Luan, the truth hurts. We can blame Putin, but at the end of the day, we were too weak to convert the Orthodox and Evangelicals. We voted for socialists instead.
     
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    I have never disagreed with the fact that Russia's punishment will come as a result of the West's apostasy just as I have never painted a false picture of my country and my continent. I spoke in another topic about the reasons for the decline of Catholicism in Brazil even though I knew that this could be used against me in some debate.
     
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    Then stop blaming Putin for all our problems. We have to look to ourselves first and foremost.
     
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    In no way, do Catholics in Russia and Ukraine also deserve our consideration for the persecution they are facing.
     
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    I didn't blame Putin for all his problems I said Russia will punish the West's apostasy
     

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