catholic church
Well, think about this notion. The leaders of this institution have had a policy demanding that people having sex do so without birth control. Yet, when all those kids come along, and there are many, where is the child support? This is classical example of intellectual elites pushing policies and rules in which they have absolutely no skin in the game. Others suffer the consequences of this dogma, while those in charge sit in their beautiful Roman baroque palace and look at semi pornographic pictures of Liberace. Indeed.
It's either step mother or step father. It's not too clear to me which element is stronger in this institution.
"Putting people needs above material wealth is one of the basic tenets of Christianity . You know that religion Catholics think the Pope is the head of? The Catholic Church hording wealth is like PETA owning a slaughter house, it is in direct opposition to the philosophy the Pope is suppose to be the living representative of."
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