Backward!?

At a Swedish, rather recently while interviewing the new Catholic cardinal the hostess asked the Cardinal why the Catholic Church is so backward, why the Church cant just go with the flow...

I'm not a defender of the Catholic Church, I'm not Catholic and the Catholic Church is not big in Sweden but this is what I know the Church has done and is doing.

The Church is the largest single provider of health care and education in the world, working especially in some of the poorest countries where there is no other care available. The Church started education for every one in a time when good education was only for the rich. The Church started hospitals where everyone could go no matter their status in the society.


In 1948 the UN put forward the declaration of human rights. These rights were so clearly based on Christian principles that some Muslim states objected and refused to sign on that basis because it conflicted with Sharia law. I bet this hostess are backing those human rights not knowing on what foundation they are resting.

London Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (London SPCC)
After campaigning from SPCC and the wider Church, the UK’s first ever law to protect children from abuse and neglect came into being

The founder of the Red cross was a devoted Christian , Camillus de Lellis

Churches were the first orphanages , started a long time ago.

The Church was the first organisation where men, women, black and white had the same rights.

Salvation Army is a Christian organisation.

Christians have been responsible for developing libraries in western society from the earliest times. This has had a great impact on learning and cultural development

The oldest and largest animal welfare organisation in the World was founded in the U.K by a Christan man named William Wilberforce

Many scientists are and were Christians like: Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Wilhelm Röntgen, and so on

The list could easily get longer. It is just to search on wikipedia or why not read the book by John Ortberg "Who is this man"

or just simply look at Jesus.

So if the Church is backward, I don't agree!