Sanctimonious means: making a show of being morally better than other people (Oxford Dictionary).
And this describes the hypocrites in the Church perfectly.
We are used to thinking of this as an innocent foible.
But it is in fact a major vice of religious people.
And it combines with a fear of sex to create a major evil in our world.
This aggressive hypocrisy causes suffering and anguish to millions.
They hate sin.
Or more precisely they hate sinners.
And this is in direct contradiction of Jesus' teachings.
Hate is the dark side.
And being sanctimonious is evil.
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