I’m not as Catholic as I used to be. I find that I can’t believe in a God who would punish anyone for the way he made them. A God who punishes is something mankind created as a way to hurt and control one another. God isn’t like that. God is better than that, better than us. Marshall Thornton
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A. A. Milne wrote the poem, "I'm Not as Catholic as I Used To Be" which was published in Punch magazine in March, 1942. The poem is a satirical essay about the Catholic church and the way that the church has abused its power.

Milne’s poem also highlights how religion has become much less practical than it used to be. He writes, “I’m not as Catholic as I used to be. I find that I can’t believe in a God who would punish anyone for the way he made them.

A God who punishes is something mankind created as a way to hurt and control one another. God isn’t like that, God is better than that, better than us.�

Source: The Lies That Bind

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