RE: Oh, Fuck....
September 23, 2015 at 4:02 pm
(This post was last modified: September 23, 2015 at 4:05 pm by TheRocketSurgeon.)
(September 23, 2015 at 1:59 pm)Salacious B. Crumb Wrote:(September 23, 2015 at 1:48 pm)Minimalist Wrote: One wonders how much is being spent to protect his sorry ass.
That's what I was thinking when the news was on yesterday. Then, he keeps making attempts to make himself look like such a humble person. The part where he got picked up in a Fiat (I'm sure they spent quite a bit filling it with armor and bullet proof glass), I was thinking to myself, more wasted money. He could have just gotten in one of the presidential limos, but nooooo, the pope must constantly put on this humble show for everyone while the media buys or acts like they buy into that bullshit. Meanwhile, back at home, he lives in a disgustingly rich palace. HE TAKES BUS! Give that man a fucking medal!
Actually, no. Another of his first acts was to get rid of the palatial Papal residence and move into a small (by any standards) apartment in the Vatican, usually reserved for lesser clergy who work there.
He frequently goes out into the public without the bulletproof protections (not that he's stupid enough to not have bodyguards, like any famous personage likely to be a target).
He broke the tradition of previous Popes who washed the Bishops' feet, the way Jesus washed the disciples' feet, by going into a local prison and washing the feet of the prisoners.
I don't think this guy's behavior is a show, except as deliberate choices to set an example for the rest of the Catholics. I think he really bothered to read the life of Christ as humbling himself, and is doing his best from the ridiculous seat of power that is the Papacy to bring it back down a notch. I applaud him for his efforts.
There's plenty about the Catholic church to criticize, and we should. But let's not build strawmen, and let's give credit where credit is due.
Addendum: I have little doubt that he was aware of the molestation scandals. But being aware of it and being in a position to do something about it are not necessarily the same thing. If you're aware of evidence that he knew about it in his own district and did nothing, that would be evidence I would very much like to see. If it is shown, then I will heap upon him the scorn and derision he deserves, but not before.
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I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
