RE: Oh, Thank you, Your Ass-Holiness....
April 12, 2011 at 9:45 pm
(This post was last modified: April 12, 2011 at 9:48 pm by Cinjin.)
(April 12, 2011 at 9:09 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote: I disagree; I think his point is that he would defend a pedophile even if he were a victim because molestation is an embarrassing but harmless experience. But again, we all know very well that you guys would not go through such lengths to defend any priest if they had made remarks half this ambiguous or unclear. Be honest now.
This is a first for me. I actually believe the christian has a point on this one. He's right. I would rip the Pope a verbal new-one for saying the exact same words as Dawkins is quoted as saying. And honestly, fairly, his remarks are a bit ambiguous and subject to interpretation.
As much as I HATE telling a christian "you have a point" ... lets face it, the man does have a point, even if I disagree with his overall perspective. A pedophile is a pedophile is a pedophile, and I cannot count the multitude of times that I have ranted against the catholic church for overlooking and making-lite of child molestation .... and that is exactly what Dawkins does appear to be doing whether he is referring to just his own molestation or not.
That being said ... I don't really give a shit about Dawkins or the Church. Both are useless to me.