LindyMan / @PaulSkallas (RSS Feed) on Nostr: The clergy of today is not the clergy of yesterday. This applies to all faiths. You ...
The clergy of today is not the clergy of yesterday. This applies to all faiths. You had real power as the priest of locality. You were a judge/scientist/Holy man rolled into one. The best of society tried to get a job as clergy. It was very high status. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_o… (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Catholic_clergy_scientists)
Today, those people are going into business, tech, law, academia or other pursuits. So the clergy of today is probably as faithful as the clergy of yesterday but doesn't have the mental horsepower.
What society deems high status, the talent will flock to
nitter.moomoo.me/AP/status/1661043387070398474#m (https://nitter.moomoo.me/AP/status/1661043387070398474#m)
https://nitter.moomoo.me/pic/card_img%2F1663957104002990088%2F65AUsJy7%3Fformat%3Djpg%26name%3D420x420_2
https://nitter.moomoo.me/PaulSkallas/status/1663997430336036869#m
Today, those people are going into business, tech, law, academia or other pursuits. So the clergy of today is probably as faithful as the clergy of yesterday but doesn't have the mental horsepower.
What society deems high status, the talent will flock to
nitter.moomoo.me/AP/status/1661043387070398474#m (https://nitter.moomoo.me/AP/status/1661043387070398474#m)
https://nitter.moomoo.me/pic/card_img%2F1663957104002990088%2F65AUsJy7%3Fformat%3Djpg%26name%3D420x420_2
https://nitter.moomoo.me/PaulSkallas/status/1663997430336036869#m