By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
Aeolus451 said:
epicurean said:

I'm used to it, I just roll my eyes at this point. If you see a priest in a movie, you pretty much know he's going to show his "true colors" sooner or later in the film. It's like "oooh, a priest! I wonder what evil thing he's going to do!"

It's just lazy, IMO. But it's not specific to religious. They typecast/caricature a lot of groups.

It has a ring of truth to it though. Some of the biggest culprits, criminals, bad people in general tend to masquerade as a "pure" or "undirtied" who is "trying to do good" for the people. Alot of 'em are very charismatic. It's the perfect cover whether they're religious, political or charity based. It some part of alot of people's minds, they expect bad people or someone up to no good to wear some kind of stereotypical villain outfit or persona. 

So I'm very skeptical of too good to be true kinds of people

Yes, there are bad people in the world. But the majority are trying their best to do good (and that goes for any profession). If you go by Hollywood, probably 80% of religious leaders are corrupt and evil. I'm guessing the real number is more like 5% (though, based on your comments, you'll probably highly dispute).



Owner of PS4 Pro, Xbox One, Switch, PS Vita, and 3DS