Yet another reason organized religion is a scam and a cult

[matmar]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/26/paolo-gabriele-arrested-pope-butler-scandal-vatican_n_1547557.html

[Scuba]

1. Why would the Catholic Church need "secret" documents? What have they got to hide?

Oh, that.

[alfredo]

2. I think they see boy butt as one of the perks of the job.

[gratuitous]

3. No it isn't

[madmom]

4. Mess with their money & power, they'll take you down, little boys, eh..not so much.

[mythology]

5. Actually this is proof that one person was arrested for leaking documents

It does reveal a lot about you however. I'm an atheist and I wouldn't use words like scam and cult to describe religion because far too many good people have used their religious faith to make a positive impact on society.

[Odin2005]

6. All religion is a form of social control.

It is about making the masses accept the yoke of the ruling class by making them afraid of eternal damnation if they resist.

[stopbush]

8. Exactly. Why the OP limits the scam aspect of religion to organized religion is beyond me.

[bhikkhu]

9. Schopenhauer said:

"religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training"

[Wellstone ruled]

7. So much inside the Vatican politics.

German Pope,Italians all pissed off,what can you say. Remember the scandals of the 70's involving their bank,mafia money laundry claims. Got to realize,this is were the Italian money is. The Church of Rome is in deep sh*t,and their scared about the settlements they have to make for their Buggerisims. Couldn't happen to a more deserving bunch.