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RE: Herr Von Popenfuhrer has
January 11, 2011 at 2:36 pm
He just won't keep his anachronistic opinions to himself will he? I suppose that one day the catholic church will realise that they no longer have the same power and influence over the world (well, the western world anyway) that they once had. I won't hold my breath though!
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RE: Herr Von Popenfuhrer has
January 11, 2011 at 3:01 pm
They are desperate to retain the illusion that these sorry old fucks are still relevant in the world.
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RE: Herr Von Popenfuhrer has
January 11, 2011 at 3:29 pm
(This post was last modified: January 11, 2011 at 3:33 pm by GANIMEDE.)
Unfortunately sheeplike humans with the brains of primates who worship their "Alpha-Male-Deity", seem to compose about 75% of Humanity, and this kind of mystical double-talk still sells.
I might add: Drugs and desperation seem to go with religion; any visit to the poorest, crime-ridden ghettos reveals not only drug dealers and hustlers, but also neighborhood Fundamentalist Christian Chapels, on every corner. . . . Ingorance beckens religion.
The existance of a "God" is a moral impossibility.
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RE: Herr Von Popenfuhrer has
January 11, 2011 at 3:48 pm
My first name is that of a "saint" and I was raised RC. Guess my name didn't do much to set me on a lifelong "journey of religious faith".
Why anyone pays any mind to what is said by an old guy wearing a pointy hat is a mystery to me.
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
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RE: Herr Von Popenfuhrer has
January 11, 2011 at 4:34 pm
The dumbest of catholics think the old nazi fuck is "infallible."
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RE: Herr Von Popenfuhrer has
January 11, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Minimalist Wrote:The dumbest of catholics think the old nazi fuck is "infallible."
Which accounts for people who follow the absurd dictates of the church. My wife's nephew was talking about what he was giving up for Lent and I wanted to shake him and say, "You don't have to live your life according to the silly rules laid down by a religion!"
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
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RE: Herr Von Popenfuhrer has
January 12, 2011 at 1:31 pm
I don't really see the issue with his statement, i mean he says the name of someone is something really important that should not be subject to change. It does imply going against the transgendered community which is a problem, but the sacred-ness of the Name is not a Christian concept, i know in France its been a pillar of our civil law for 200 years.
Yes the child pedophilia is a serious matter that he should address, but this statement in itself i don't see as very controversial.
I'm pretty sure if they just gave up on the whole idea of priest celibacy, which is a dogma and not even something very important to the religion, they would have very few problems with that...but they are just too stubborn to change this dogma because they are all old hardcore conservatives, especially the Pope...this is so sad...
But they have to pander to their audience: old people.