Yesterday, a priest in Germany discovered that thieves had stolen a 200 years old bible and a gold plated cross from his church.

To me, this is theft, plain and simple. Interestingly, so it is to the priest. I say interestingly because, theologically speaking, it’s impossible to steal from God. He either allows it, and then the ‘thief’ is merely fulfilling His will. If God doesn’t want you to steal from him, he could intercede any time. That’s where his omnipotence comes in. Knowing all this, and praising his Boss’ almighty powers, the priest still reported this as a theft.

Obviously, the police also doesn’t believe that this supposedly almighty god is able to intercede on his own behalf: they weren’t looking for, nor questioning, victims of recent lightning strikes, earth quakes or plagues. They are looking for a decidedly un-smitten perpetrator.

So is it really that far fetched to argue that not even priests believe in the might of their god?