I suffer from my very own "Derangement Syndrome" which I tag as "SDS", meaning, Steve's Derangement Syndrome ~~~ hence the title above . In these Times of MADNESS, DEATH, DESTRUCTION and ABSURDITY, I somehow still manage to be the BIGGEST ASSHOLE I can possibly be . I apologize, and BEG Forgiveness .
I grew-uP Catholic, PORTUGUESE Catholic to be specific, and I even attended a "Parochial" school from kindergarten to second grade --- I mean, there's THAT . Children to not "get to" 'challenge' Church Dogma, the Growth Tendency is ALWAYS toward submission and obedience, as it should be . It wasn't until I took Dr. Langer's "Western Civ." Course that I encountered the "Holy See" and the Crusades, and the Inquisition and all the Religious Polemics who doubled as Christian Philosophers and Scholars . I wasn't just "comfortable" with these Studies, it was as if I had `found my Home` . Later on, Senior Year, I took Dr. What's-his-name's History of the Middle East where I was introduced to the Quran and Islamic Studies, where, oddly, I was just as "comfortable" .
During the course of the dark Middle Ages we learned of Papal Corruption, that depended on the "largess" of Rulers, Kings and the "Piety" of the peasants who were told they could garner "Favor with God" should they donate SIGNIFICANT amounts of Food, and whatever monies they derived from their labors . Here it is where abject POVERTY was the Foundation for Spiritual Attainment , Here it is where, initially, one COULD "Petition the Lord" and be "cleared" for DIRECT ACCESS to the "Heavenly Realm" . Here it is where the Church "favored" the Peasants, and sought to BILK the so-called "FUCK" out of them, until they turned to Stone, at which point the king and rulers sought "BLOOD" .
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