The Catholic Church presents a problem to conservative absolutists. it's the ideal conservative structure but the entire edifice is rotting from within, nevertheless.
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Why has Islam, despite its decentralized nature, been so much more successful than Catholicism in maintaining its basic conservative character over the centuries?
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I've been mocked by neo absolutists for saying that grassroots piety matters but a Muslim ruler who unilaterally decided to change doctrine on, say, blasphemy would be killed on the streets. It matters.
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Perhaps Islam, by virtue of its undiluted patriarchal nature, empowers men to act as mini-enforcers of the religion. Bloodthirsty versions of Burke's little platoons, if you will. Catholics, otoh, are indifferent to doctrinal dilution because there's nothing at stake
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