Babel

    

    Do you ever have second thoughts, regarding the direction the local chapter of your  Faith denomination is leading you?
Now you would have no doubt come across the Nicene Creed:
    As many are the languages spoken and understood by man since the Babel-ian tower of confusion; just as many are the versions of the Creed.
The Hilarious, Unbelievable impunity of this Babel tale is how the various CREEDS are hand picked, nit-pick for inclusion in the just as many denominations of Faith Groups - all supposedly honoring, worshiping that one (TRUE) DIVINE.
    Is Man, the subordinate, the Createe derived from HIS magnanimity; so utterly insensitive/audacious to chose how to declare faith, honor and seek reliance on the DIVINE?
Should it not be the other way around — where HE the DIVINE decides & allows; which faith groups on HIS list, are given imprimatur to Honor, Worship, Homage  HIM - he - GOD?
    In the Saga/Tale of Babel; when Man’s unified attempt to construct the tower for self-glory & affirmation of  Ego; was neutralized by the Divine’s disuniting & confusing of Man’s one-ness of purpose, making them Babble in multiple  differing languages - hence disassembling their common intent; 
The existence of the many versions of the Creed, might make one feel Worshipers of the ONE true DIVINE do not really know what God is all about inasfar as Man's relevance to HIM & HIS WILL.
  Due to our domineering human nature, every religious faction insists it possesses the "truth', thus the many different versions of the Creed, each adopts for its authoritative convenient correctness.
   However the subsequent inclusion of “We believe in one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church” in the Creed, sworn to at every Mass, is a little difficult to ingest.
The Church being a human organization, even though set up on Peter by Christ, [as we are to believe] 
 nevertheless is a human organized, humanly structured and humanly run.
The many failings associated with humans too are evident &; manifest in the Church.
Thus to elevate the Church to that same stature as God; by including it [Church] in the Creed - is nothing short of misdirected human impropriety.
   How would it feel if ... 
"We believe in the Town Council of Timbuktu"?
   Or 
"We believe in the Management Committee of the Department of Postal  Services"?
   Or 
"We believe in the “Assured Happy Endin Suppliers of Eastern Spices" 
  A clear & obvious utterly ridiculous, utterly hilarious, utterly puerile, pure non-spiritual, very human show of insecurity, no? 
    And pathetic if one could discern the motive.
 
Why this particular need/insecurity to ensure Catholics swear belief to the  [Catholic] Church ?
   If not for the propagation, continued relevance, dominance by that human organization; over the thousands of faithful, then what?     
   Does the Organization's need to ensure survival, it's continued sustenance, plus the preservation & prolonging of its existence & relevance in the lives of the faithful evoke that oath in the Creed?

Is the intent of Church; in that sworn allegiance to it; to ensure a hold on the lives of the believers, a 'subtle'
(though non- malevolent) control over numerous aspects of every individual Catholic's lives?  If so for whose benefits? Definitely such gains as may be derived is not at all directyed at to or for the DIVINE {being Ominipotent - has NO need - for such trivialities]
 Undeniably much good,  has come of The Catholic Church's work, initiatives and programs, through the people of the cloth & too the individual faithfilled devotees; but that does not justify its [Church]inclusion in the Creed. 
As worshipers and believers need be organized there is necessity for Church in that sense. Are we bound to swear belief in an organization; as we do to our God?
Does it not amount to spiritual  presumption to equate itself (in a way) to the Divine with its inclusion in the Creed?
By its inclusion 
nothing is added to the spiritual value of our belief. 
no increase in the fervor of our devotive fervour in God. 
no increase in our spirituality.
no gain at all in our adoration, devotion or trust in God.
  Neither will we be lesser worshipers, adorers and glorifiers of God should we not swear to "believe in one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church".
  Hence its inclusion as part of that OATH to HE creator,
just shows the very human aspect of Church, in wanting to maintain relevance, control, influence, and importance in the lives of Catholics.
We rightly do have & should respect, regard and honor the Church.
BUT we should swear belief only in God, 
NOT in any human organization, even if instituted by GOD.
   
   To cut to the core; avoiding confusion & dilution of faith

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  "I believe in GOD almighty;

   Maker of this Entirety, 

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 of all

   seen & unseen"

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 AMen

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