The Bad Catholic Track Record

• Didn't the Catholic Church preside over the regressive "Dark Ages?"
• Weren't the Crusades an agrressive attack on a peaceful minority?
• Didn't the Spanish Inquisition burn hundreds of thousands?
• Isn't the Galileo affair the epitome of the Church's reaction to science?
• Isn't the Catholic Church the enemy of progress and civilization?
• Wasn't Pius XII "Hitler's Pope?"
• Doesn't "The Da Vinci Code" expose history repressed by the Church?
• What about the clergy sex abuse scandal?

If these questions trouble you about the Catholic Church's track record, we hope the resources below (scroll down) will help set the record straight.

You might also refer to our page, Violent God, Intolerant Church.

If you'd rather pick another topic for consideration, here are some other options:

An Overview
Authority & Unity
How We Are Saved
"UnBiblical" Beliefs
"UnBiblical" Sacraments
Modern Hot Topics

Anthony Esolen on the "Dark Ages"

Franciscan University on the Crusades

BBC Documentary on the Spanish Inquisition

Dr. Kenneth Howell on Galileo, Science, and the Church

The Catholic Church, Builder of Civilization (13 episodes)

Rabbi David Dalin on the myth of "Hitler's Pope"

National Geographic on "The Da Vinci Code"

Bishop Robert Barron on the Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis

Brian Holdsworth on the Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis