“Fundamentalism is always a tragedy. It is not religious, it lacks God, it is idolatrous.”

That it’s so remarkable to see a Pope denounce the literalism and extremism that is so prevalent today, only speaks to how distorted Christianity has become in the last < 200 years. This is not the culmination of 2,000 years of theology — it’s an about-face from the understanding of religion as mythos, as parables — that may have happened once but also happen all the time — intended to help people understand how to be good and kind. It’s a terrible shame that “Christians” refuse to take a long look at those words in red and try to model their behavior after the prophet they claim to believe in.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pope-says-fundamentalism-disease-religions-041229589.html