Why is there opposition to the Catholic Church and the Pope?
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"Truth is a personal love affair with existence, not a creed policed by priests and dogma; organized religion substitutes belief for inquiry and blocks direct contact with the living presence of the enlightened."
According to Osho, opposition to the Catholic Church and the Pope arises because any organized religion tries to systematize the inexpressible. Truth is a personal love affair with existence, not a creed policed by priests, dogma, and institutions. Such organization substitutes belief for inquiry, imprisons the seeker in crowds, and blocks direct contact with the living presence of the enlightened.
Big churches and popes turn a private search for truth into rules to follow, so people believe instead of discovering for themselves.
Why this matters practically
- Choose firsthand experience (meditation, inquiry) over secondhand belief.
- Avoid being manipulated by institutions and the comfort of crowds.
- Seek living wisdom and connect with nature directly, not just sermons.
- Avoid being manipulated by institutions and the comfort of crowds.
- Seek living wisdom and connect with nature directly, not just sermons.
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