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As progressive as the Pope is, he's still a Pope...
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RE: As progressive as the Pope is, he's still a Pope...
November 18, 2014 at 1:20 pm
It's great ta be da "head of state."

Pope is diplomatically immune

Quote:When Benedict went to Britain in 2010, British author and atheist campaigner Richard Dawkins asked authorities to arrest the pope to face questions over the Church's child abuse scandal.

Dawkins and the late British-American journalist Christopher Hitchens commissioned lawyers to explore ways of taking legal action against the pope. Their efforts came to nothing because the pope was a head of state and so enjoyed diplomatic immunity.

Perhaps if some sympathetic lawyers want to do some pro bono work? Otherwise I'm assuming the strategy is wishful but not practical.
So how, exactly, does God know that She's NOT a brain in a vat? Huh
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RE: As progressive as the Pope is, he's still a Pope... - by JuliaL - November 18, 2014 at 1:20 pm

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