The whole thing with religion is not needing to prove or justify anything to other people.

It’s a social “team” and teams need goals to exist.

When it wasn’t the Gays or abortions it was something else.

The crusades are an obvious example.

The church has cycled through enemies for the entire time its been around. Hell, they even split the religion into different religions just to have someone to play as the “other” and to consolidate power under new leadership.