Quote:PHILADELPHIA Archbishop Charles J. Chaput apologized Saturday to victims of sexual abuse by the Catholic clergy and referred to "the negligence of the church's pastors" in allowing it to occur.

Quote:The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, a powerful Harrisburg lobby led by Chaput, has opposed the bills, Rozzi said.

Hah! "We're sorry, but we ain't that sorry!"

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http://apnews.excite.com/article/2014040...FN6G0.html

Quote:TLANTA (AP) - Archbishop Wilton Gregory seems to have gotten the pope's message about modest living.

Days after Pope Francis permanently removed a German bishop for his lavish spending on a renovation project, the Atlanta archbishop apologized for building a $2.2 million mansion as his residence. He bowed to criticism from local parishioners and said he'd consider selling the new home in Buckhead, Atlanta's toniest neighborhood.

Bastard.

As expected...there's no IQ test to become a fucking cardinal.


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/20/ca...l-at-7-11/

Quote:Cardinal defending Hobby Lobby tells female reporter: Women can get birth control at 7-11

Just call him Saint Childfucker and be done with it.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/21/po...ex-crisis/

Quote:As the Catholic Church prepares for the canonization of the late popes John Paul II and John XXIII in what is being called a “Popapalooza” on April 27, concern that it may be too soon to elevate John Paul II — given his role in the ongoing child sex abuse scandal — is growing.

Popapalooza? These fuckers are shameless.

Note that their only concern is that it might be "too soon" to canonize him. Apparently the stigma will wear off eventually.

If they make him the patron saint of child molestors, I'll have no problem.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/09/po...alf-of-it/

Quote:Pope Francis urges governments to redistribute wealth to the poor — maybe even half of it

Oddly though, no where in the story did he indicate that the church would be taking the lead...which seems fairly typical of the bastards.

I was going to ask what the GOP thought of that, but there's a link to their reaction: not very happy. They miss the good old days, when the Church just bashed gays and told women to stay in the fucking kitchen and told poor people not to be so goddamn lazy. Or maybe I'm blurring the lines a bit, there.

Quote:Another Catholic lawmaker, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), said Pope Francis perhaps doesn’t have enough understanding of capitalism to fully appreciate its benefits.

“The guy is from Argentina, they haven’t had real capitalism in Argentina,” Ryan said. “They have crony capitalism in Argentina. They don’t have a true free enterprise system.”

Hmm....what's truly amazing is that a fuckwit like Ryan thinks there is a difference.

(May 9, 2014 at 4:58 pm)Minimalist Wrote:

Quote:Another Catholic lawmaker, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), said Pope Francis perhaps doesn’t have enough understanding of capitalism to fully appreciate its benefits.

“The guy is from Argentina, they haven’t had real capitalism in Argentina,” Ryan said. “They have crony capitalism in Argentina. They don’t have a true free enterprise system.”

Hmm....what's truly amazing is that a fuckwit like Ryan thinks there is a difference.

I'm amazed that he thinks that a system rife with corporate welfare is a "true free enterprise system."