This former Catholic will blast Pope OP/ED

[Dystopia]

That you take yourself in too high consideration

[Brian37]

That you take yourself in too high consideration

Huh? Really? I don't see how you can make that argument not knowing me in person. I doubt very seriously if you talked to my close personal family and friends they'd ever tell you that I am that self centered. I am one on a planet of 7 billion so no, I do not think I am special. 

I won't claim I don't value myself, I do, but no, if I died right now, life would go on fine without me. 

[abaris]

And exactly what was the point of that last sentence? 

People who already made up their own minds.

Going by my own life experience I can say I didn't need an atheist to tell me what's wrong with the Catholic church or religion in general. I came to be disgusted and unbelieving all by myself.

[Minimalist]

No actually, he is not preaching to just Catholics, unfortunately lots of liberals of lots of labels, including some atheists think he is a great guy.

He's a marketer trying to regain market share.  He's dangerous because he understands that the old farts are hopeless causes so he is trying to con the young.  But deep down, he's as much of a bullshit artist as any of the fuckers.


http://www.rawstory.com/2015/04/how-pope...he-church/

Francis does not shy from mentioning the Devil, unlike his modern predecessors. In his addresses, he often warns about the devil’s temptations and educates Catholics on how to avoid them.

"Devil" my ass.

[Brian37]

And exactly what was the point of that last sentence? 

People who already made up their own minds.

Going by my own life experience I can say I didn't need an atheist to tell me what's wrong with the Catholic church or religion in general. I came to be disgusted and unbelieving all by myself.

Explain to me where I ever claimed you needed me to tell you anything. Yea, people do make up their own minds, but exactly why should that prevent me making a post about my own view on it?

[abaris]

Explain to me where I ever claimed you needed me to tell you anything. Yea, people do make up their own minds, but exactly why should that prevent me making a post about my own view on it?

Did I say anything along these lines?

But you will excuse if I dare to post my own opinion on that matter also. Otherwise you should put a caveat in the thread title: only people who agree with me are allowed in. Dystopia might have a point after all.

[Dystopia]

Stop answering him, Brian is always looking for someone to argue, whether it's about ABBA, the placebo effect or how jews aren't a race

[Tonus]

I hear that is an important class in the seminaries.

They don't make Pope on a rope soap for nothing:

It's the first soap-on-a-rope where the rope is detachable.

[Brian37]

Stop answering him, Brian is always looking for someone to argue, whether it's about ABBA, the placebo effect or how jews aren't a race

Jews are not a race, I agree with him on that. 

The entire point of living in a free society is the ability to question and disagree. 

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

OK, so the objections to Pope Francis seem to be: 

-He's trying to spread Catholicism.

-He's against gay marriage and homosexual acts.

-He's anti-abortion, anti-birth control, and pro-religion.

-He rejects some aspects of science that don't fit comfortably with his faith.

-He doesn't like it when people pick on religion.

Odd how the cardinals picked a Catholic to head the Catholic church.  Criticizing the Pope for the points noted above is somewhat like criticizing a dog for being able to bark, or bitching that trees are made of wood.

Boru