John J. Dunphy Quote

"The history of Christianity has been largely written in blood, the
blood of those whom it has sought to proselytize as well as that of those
Christians who did not share the theology or ambitions of the male clerical
oligarchy that has always wielded power in Christendom. This ignoble
distinction is not nor has it ever been the exclusive prerogative of any
particular denomination or sect; it is a living legacy of horror that is
tragically common to the Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox
bodies of Christian churches."

By:	John J. Dunphy (more quotes by John J. Dunphy or books by/about John J. Dunphy)
	Humanist author
Source:	"The Serpent and the Tower," published in The American Rationalist magazine, March-April 1985, (Volume 29, Number 6)
Categories:	Agnostic, History, Hypocrisy, Oppression, Power, Religion, Tyranny
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