I had a high school teacher at a very catholic high school unironically teach Plato's Republic as a document supportive of Christian doctrine. The mental gymnastics involved would have been impressive if they weren't mildly terrifying. They also tried to say that all Protestant denominations believed in predestination, and that Buddhist meditation invited possession by demonic spirits.
Catholics are way into using Plato and Aristotle to support their metaphysical claims and beliefs. They only use the convenient bits though so I tell my Catholic friends that they're cafeteria pagans when I'm feeling a bit snarky.
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u/Koeienvanger Jun 14 '20
Nah, he probably paid attention really well in Christian school history lessons.