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Originally Posted by Kitsune9tails
This is true: I have been serviced by numerous licensed professionals in various walks of life over the past 60 years that were incompetent, unqualified, or simply having a bad day despite certification. A certificate is merely a piece of paper that increases the odds that you got somebody good.
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Then why does God let people impersonate his speaking vessels (priests) and allow others to become victims of them? Why does God (apparently) punish those who are not actually serviced by one of his "real" vessels (priests)?
What if a priest performs a marriage ceremony incorrectly? Does that mean that they're no longer married in the eyes of God, and thus have sinned repeatedly?
Why does God punish the victims of fake priests instead of protecting the victims from those who pretend to speak from the mouth of God?
How come there's no clear way to tell which priests are the "real" ones that are actually speaking for God?
Doesn't this mean we can't really trust any of them?
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Why would God care more about whether or not a specific word was unintentionally misspoken, rather than the intent of the ceremony?
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He doesn't.
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Your view seems to be at odds with many churches. Good luck reconciling that.
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Is God vain? Is he bored? Is he simply cruel? If not, what are the motives that a Good, just and fair God would have for ignoring the baptism of thousands of true believers, including many who died without being baptized properly, and thus are now going straight to Hell?
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He wouldn't, if his goodness and fairness maps to our own.
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Then according to many, if not most, churches and clergy, his goodness and fairness do not appear to map to our own.
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If God is all powerful and innocents are being harmed through no fault of their own (nor, honestly, of the priest in question from what I can see), then what kind of God allows thousands to die and burn in Hell for eternity rather than correct this issue or bring attention to it right away?
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He doesn't.
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Again, you seem to be at odds with your own religion. Please get on the same page.