20 years worth of baptisms invalidated
Deep down we are all terrible people
I completely disagree with this. I know some religions teach this -- perhaps to make the faithful dependent on the church for salvation? Or to give cover to being unaccepting of others?
If it's taught that we're all terrible deep down, and the only thing that makes us less terrible is if we worship the correct god in the correct manner, does it then become easier to see others who don't worship, or worship differently, as being irredeemably terrible?
I've been on this planet almost 50 years, and yes, there are terrible people, but there are also wonderful people who do wonderful things.