Hyup, I grew up semi-methodist, which honestly still colors my agnostic/atheistic beliefs today, and that whole vibe with Catholicism always missed me. Now that you mention it, the self-persecuting is very in-groupy too.

Well put. At a point it would be the only way to be “right with god” in the first place.

In the end the system is eerily, well, identical to American cops protecting their own. At least it makes Thin White Line kinda funny for a few reasons.

There’s a Christian duty to follow laws that are just as well. From a very Christian perspective, the right thing to do would be convincing them to confess outright at least.

I’m no priest and I was definitely never catholic, but that’s how I see it as someone who grew up in a protestant house.

From what I’ve heard he doesn’t like Trump, and the tankie label is commonly and incorrectly equated with MAGA.