This former Catholic will blast Pope OP/ED

[Brian37]

 This former Catholic, me, WILL blast the Pope.


OP/ED.......I am sick of people masturbating over the Pope. Most recently lots of people are getting excited that he is pointing to climate change being real, funny how short term people's memories are with this guy. He didn't do this because it is right, he did this because he saw which way the wind was blowing. His institution has had a long history of science denial. Galileo comes to mind, and it was not until the 70s that the Vatican officially accepted the planet as a globe. They have stuck their nose into abortion issues as well as advising humans not to use condoms. He has faked tolerance for gays telling the west one thing while traveling to parts of Asia saying they needed to "defend traditional marriage". And after the Hebdo attacks his attitude was "they shouldn't be surprised"(meaning the victims and survivors) as he put it "you should expect to be punched because picking on religion is like picking on someone's mother". He is nobody's hero. He has a science degree, but he is still promoting a comic book club.


Now yes, I have mentioned a religious label in this OP/ED, but it applies to all religions in our species recorded history. I am no fan of the idea that merely based on title or club, that makes one moral and much less right about everything. Religion, when it cannot defeat something through logic, or force, switches to adapting to continue marketing the club. He isn't doing this because he accepts all of science, otherwise he would not be the head of a club of superstition. He is doing this to keep his power and continue the marketing of his club. 


The fact is all religions do this. They adapt, not because the want to out of intellectual honesty, but because they want to keep the club in tact. He may accept climate change, but still markets a book full of scientific absurdities and a book full of sexism and tribalism and plenty of immoral stories. 

[Tonus]

OP/ED.......I am sick of people masturbating over the Pope.

Not a big fan of "Catholic Bukkake" videos, I take it.

[Brian37]

OP/ED.......I am sick of people masturbating over the Pope.

Not a big fan of "Catholic Bukkake" videos, I take it.

Did you hear about the new Catholic confessionals? The windows are groin high. 

[Brian37]

Not a big fan of "Catholic Bukkake" videos, I take it.

Did you hear about the new Catholic confessionals? The windows are groin high. 

My Catholic Church growing up, had a white drape cloth covering the alter down to the floor, I now know that was to hide the alter boy's giving the priests blowjobs, which makes me glad I was never an alter boy.

[Dystopia]

You summed up my views on the Pope - All my Christian friends are happy about how this pope is modern, liberal and reformist - The truth is he is adapting the church to modern times and marketing the Christian religion. I don't think it is pure chance that the new Pope is south-American - The continent where religion has a chance to flourish and remain for decades or even centuries.

I actually think the catholic church is ok now when it comes to science - After all, the best schools in my country are Catholic and nuns run part of it - I am going to have my masters degree in a Catholic university (but I need to gather some money because it's fucking expensive).

[Brian37]

You summed up my views on the Pope - All my Christian friends are happy about how this pope is modern, liberal and reformist - The truth is he is adapting the church to modern times and marketing the Christian religion. I don't think it is pure chance that the new Pope is south-American - The continent where religion has a chance to flourish and remain for decades or even centuries.

I actually think the catholic church is ok now when it comes to science - After all, the best schools in my country are Catholic and nuns run part of it - I am going to have my masters degree in a Catholic university (but I need to gather some money because it's fucking expensive).

Glad you brought that up because it is a point I forgot and the fawners forget. He ain't no dummy, he knows it is much harder in secular first world economies to sell his bullshit to more educated societies. He is focusing his efforts on less educated societies and more poor countries. 

The magician cant fool an audience that already knows how the trick works. He is doing this for the same reason big business use tactics like "free computer diagnosis" failing to tell you, once you download the free app, you still have to buy the software to get your computer fixed.

[Minimalist]

OP/ED.......I am sick of people masturbating over the Pope.

I hear that is an important class in the seminaries.

[Cato]

OP/ED.......I am sick of people masturbating over the Pope.

I hear that is an important class in the seminaries.

They don't make Pope on a rope soap for nothing:

[abaris]

OP/ED.......I am sick of people masturbating over the Pope.

I hear that is an important class in the seminaries.

Much too old for them.

But I don't get the OP. For the pope's fanboys he won't blast anything. They simply aren't interested in what this one has to say. He's preaching to the quire, just like all the vocal atheists. Or does anyone expect this OP/ED to make any difference where the difference hasn't already been made.

[Brian37]

I hear that is an important class in the seminaries.

Much too old for them.

But I don't get the OP. For the pope's fanboys he won't blast anything. They simply aren't interested in what this one has to say. He's preaching to the quire, just like all the vocal atheists. Or does anyone expect this OP/ED to make any difference where the difference hasn't already been made.

No actually, he is not preaching to just Catholics, unfortunately lots of liberals of lots of labels, including some atheists think he is a great guy. 

And exactly what was the point of that last sentence?