Disciple: On the decline of the churches in America, and they say that the biggest reason in the last few years is that Pope, he issued one big statement against birth control and abortion. He said, “Catholics cannot practice birth control and should never have abortion.” So they did not like this. So that is the biggest reason for the decrease in attending the church. They broke away from the authority.
Prabhupada: That means if the church allows sense gratification without restriction, then they’ll attend church. That is the conclusion.
Disciple: They’re dictating.
Prabhupada: Yes.
Disciple: The mass is dictating. Same thing as in politics.
Prabhupada: That means, conclusion is, on account of sinful life churches being closed. Not the Pope, but the sinful. Pope said, “You cannot do this sinful,” and they are sinful. Therefore they desert their church.
Disciple: Even the priests, they said that when the Pope issued that document, they lost faith in him as the representative of God.
Prabhupada: Just see. Rascal priests also so sinful. Yes, they’re supporting homosex. So when the priests are sinful, the public is sinful, how the church will go on? Churches – they are expecting church must support abortion and child killing.
Disciple: Oh, yes, it is progressive. They feel that is the progressive way to think. And the church should not interfere with their…. That is their decision. It is personal life.
Prabhupada: This is the rascal.
Disciple: You say no meat, fish or eggs, no gambling, no intoxicants, no illicit sex, and we are all coming gladly. That means you’re offering something alternative. They’re not offering any alternative.
Prabhupada: Yes, they have nothing to give. Simply denial, how it will act?
Disciple: Sometimes when I talk with Christians, I tell them that “The reason that you’re not feeling any bliss is that you’re not following the way Jesus lived. We are living like him. He was wearing robes, he was living simply. But you, you’re living in big fancy buildings with so many washing machines and this machine, and that your whole life is complicated.”
Prabhupada: Grievous folly is that they are disobeying the Ten Commandments.
Morning Walk Conversation
with His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
June 6, 1976, Los Angeles
Hallöchen ihr gläubigen Schäfchen…
Also wenn der Papst schon das Internet lobt, dann muß es natürlich das
Beste sein was die Menschheit je erfunden hat, soviel scheint doch
klar zu sein. Und wenn es da noch einige zweifler gibt, dann mögen sie
die Wunderbare Welt des cybersex, der schönen befreienden
Kinderpornographia und die vielen so wichtigen Werbe-bloggs nicht
vergessen. Das alles hat die Menschheit vorher vermissen müssen, welch
dunkle dunkle Zeit, wer mag sich schon gerne daran erinnern. Endlich
wissen wir alles über den Homosex der religiösen Gottschwindler und
ihrer Lakain. Wissen über auch etwas über den zusammenhang von Pius
brüdern und Antisemiten.
Also ehrlich, wer könnte bei all den schönen neuen Erungenschaften
denn echte zweifel hegen.
Und wenn der “Heilige Vater” auch noch seinen Segen gibt, nun dann ist
doch alles in Butter, dann wird Gott bestimmt auch seinen spaß mit dem
Internet haben. Jedenfalls glaubt der gute Homer Simpson,(der ja
bekanntlich einen sehr guten Draht zu Gott unterhält) alles was der
Papst Benedikt so von sich gibt und dem können wir wohl getrost
glauben,oder… Amen.