Reformation Revisited

These themes haunt so many.

Reformation Revisited

Memories of dark priests

give voice to my pen.

Their black misdeeds like weal marks

upon my white catholic skin.

And to think I bent,

genuflected, in homage

to such evil, thinking it pure.

How can such innocence be

betrayed so?

How can such betrayal

be repaid

when denial and power

and self serving servants

of Satan walk the earth

in cassocks?

Better we wipe the slate clean,

wipe the planet clean

of such divisive, venomous

snakes.

Send them all to whichever

Hades they call home

for they are all killers of hope

who told us saviours were

coming and our misdeeds

would be excused.

They made up their dogma

and told of it with salivating lips,

like jackals intent on a meal

of living flesh, and told us

our sins would be forgiven.

In reality our sins,

our inherited stains,

were no more than

shadow shackles invented

to control our thoughts,

deeds and actions. 

They shrank

into pale insignificance

against the false doctrine

these men of god incanted

in pseudo psalms.

While they were collecting gold,

raping children

and urging war upon the innocent.

 

17/08/19

Author's Note

Reviews

[kentuck14]

Well . . . I certainly agree that the RCC has spawned a lot of bad theology and hidden some evil doers behind cassocks . . . but this has nothing to do with God! We can't hold God responsible for the actions of sinful people . . . it's the other way round. Never let man's religion get in the way of any relationship with God. Its a fatal trick of the devil to turn us away from our Creator.

T

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I guess my belief, with no disrespect to you as a faithful man, is that religion and the doctrine of 'blind faith' is rather disproved by our current scientific knowledge. Many thanks for your indulgence.

[kentuck14]

Ahh . . . but my faith isn't blind, John . . . "I once was blind, but now I see." And I would respectfully disagree . . . I believe true science has done more to sway us toward God than the opposite. All the best, my friend.
T

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Have you read 'This Thing of Darkness' by Harry Thompson? You would enjoy the debate between FitzRoy and Darwin.

[kentuck14]

I'll check it out. Thanks.

[wordman]

many wars was fought in gods name,many people killed in gods name,lot of ppl thinking they are god

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I guess that is true Ron. God has much to answer for! Many thanks.

[wordman]

not god john,these idiots that play god

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

Good one here, John.
You are right about what you description here. And I also pray for divine reforming visitation.

[Dave Brown]

Amen to all that and more
Dave B

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed Dave, many thanks.