Priests are above the law

[reverendjeremiah]

Nobody was arrested in the broom fight.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16347418

Groups of priests have clashed before in the church, built on the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born.

“No one was arrested because all those involved were men of God”

Lt-Col Khaled al-Tamimi

Bethlehem police

"It was a trivial problem that... occurs every year," Bethlehem police Lt-Col Khaled al-Tamimi told Reuters.

"No one was arrested because all those involved were men of God," he said.

Must be nice to get into a gang fight and have the cops speak of you highly and not hold you to the same measure of law as other people.

[5thHorseman]

As Christopher Hitchens said in reference to Jerry Falwell, 'seems you can do what you want as long as you have the word reverend in front of your name.'

Nail on the head.

[Blam!]

I don't think cops speak highly for these Men of God because the cop used the word "were" as a past tense.

[5thHorseman]

First 20 secs on this classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIviufQ4APo

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

The Pope and his minions actually do believe that IN PRACTICE Canon law trumps civil law.

Once one realises that, it is easy to see how child abuse other crimes seem to have been endemic in the church for about 1500 years. In Europe the church was formally above the law,for centuries. The civil authoriities could NOT try/punish a cleric for any crime whatsoever.

TRIVIA: Larry Flint once published a cartoon in Hustler showing Jerry Falwell having sex with his mother in an outhouse. Jerry sued and lost.