Damned Catholics

[Minimalist]

but as long as that priest doesn't have a boyfriend, they won't even remove him from his parish.

Which is why the altar boys have size 15 assholes.

[Minimalist]

Fuck You, your assholiness.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/pope-...les-faith/

Pope Francis goes soft on free speech: ‘You cannot insult other people’s faith’

“Freedom of speech is a right and a duty that must be displayed without offending.”

Just another fucking bullshit artist. I knew it all along.

[robvalue]

What a pile of garbage. How can you speak without the possibility of offending someone?

Religious beliefs are not, and should not be, immune to criticism or satire. Nor should any beliefs. Grow some balls, a backbone, some balls on your backbone if that's what it takes. Ignore it, debate it, or submit a complaint about the particular speech you think is out of order. Don't cry about it.

[vorlon13]

And Pope Frank would define insulting faith as criticizing his church for knowingly perpetuating graphic child abuse too.


This is PRECISELY why the Pope is WRONG.

[FatAndFaithless]

Fuck You, your assholiness.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/pope-...les-faith/

Pope Francis goes soft on free speech: ‘You cannot insult other people’s faith’

“Freedom of speech is a right and a duty that must be displayed without offending.”

Just another fucking bullshit artist. I knew it all along.

I think it was in the same interview that he said something along the lines of-

"If someone said a curse word about my mother, they can expect a punch in the face, it's normal. But you must never resort to violence."


Hopefully this will jar the Pope Francis apologists out of their bubbles.

[StuW]

I heard that reported on the radio news on the way home and nearly crashed the car due to laughing too much.

[Minimalist]

Bill Maher joins Tim Minchin.

Fuck the pope.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/bill-...-the-pope/

Real Time host Bill Maher opened his show by slamming Pope Francis’ recent statements regarding criticism of religion.

“I was starting to really like this Pope,” Maher said during his monologue on Friday. “He’s dead to me now. Oh yeah, f*ck the Pope. Look, George Bush said it: you’re either with us or against us. Apparently the Pope is not with us.”

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A full dozen.

I wonder if anyone in jesus' family was a bankruptcy lawyer?


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/minne...rotection/

Minnesota Catholic archdiocese files for bankruptcy protection

The archdiocese, which has been criticized for its past handling of clergy abuse cases, is the 12th Catholic diocese to seek bankruptcy protection under sex abuse claims, according to Bishopaccountability.org, which tracks abuse cases.

[Minimalist]

Ha!

Something tells me that these aren't the real reasons!


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/27...f=religion

Rev. Joseph Illo, San Francisco Catholic Priest, Sparks Controversy By Barring Altar Girls

The first, he said, is that “boys usually end up losing interest (in altar service) because girls generally do a better job.”

The second and more important reason, Illo said, is that “altar service is intrinsically tied to the priesthood and serve as feeder programs for the seminary.”

Nah. This motherfucker is looking for fresh meat.

[Minimalist]

Spain:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/28...f=religion

MADRID (AP) - A judge in the southern Spanish city of Granada has indicted 10 priests and two Catholic lay workers in a sex abuse case that prompted Pope Francis to call one of the alleged victims.

According to the indictment filed Tuesday, the 12 are suspected of abusing four teenage boys in a priest's parochial home between 2004 and 2007. They are free on bail pending trial.

[Minimalist]

Sounds like it might be worth the time to read it.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...ndals.html

Lecherous Nuns and Priests, Murder Plots and Coverups: Meet the Mother Superior of Catholic Scandals
In the 19th century, a scandal involving sex and murder at a Rome convent ensnared practically every major player in the church hierarchy.