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63. I believe her criticism was directed at the Pope and the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church...

Reply to czarjak (Reply #21)

Wed Aug 2, 2023, 11:56 AM

Aug 2023

. . . and not at Catholics generally.

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And it turns out, she was totally right. [View all] ItsjustMe Jul 2023 OP

I remember watching and whooping my ass off when she did that! 50 Shades Of Blue Jul 2023 #1

more than a ration stopdiggin Jul 2023 #2

A woman ahead of her time. peppertree Jul 2023 #3

Is that a fact? Do you have a link for that? I can't find it on google. Thanks! I want to read about keopeli Jul 2023 #4

To be fair to him it was never corroborated peppertree Jul 2023 #5

Plausibility and confirmation bias make me want to believe it's true! But, I'm much more skeptical keopeli Jul 2023 #6

You're welcome peppertree Jul 2023 #7

see post 9 sheshe2 Jul 2023 #12

I am missing something somewhere bottomofthehill Jul 2023 #17

To be fair to who? ShazzieB Jul 2023 #19

Found on google. sheshe2 Jul 2023 #9

(Psst . . . looks like the dementia unit discovered the internet. We're all just politely ignoring.) Gaugamela Jul 2023 #20

Yeah, pedophilia in the Catholic Church was always a badly kept secret Farmer-Rick Jul 2023 #47

I remember people telling me that there was a "bad" priest house in Sarasota JanMichael Aug 2023 #71

I was raised a Catholic, 8 years in parochial school bhikkhu Jul 2023 #22

Same! Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #44

Here is the clip. Fight the real enemy. spike jones Jul 2023 #8

fuck the paedo enabling bastards Celerity Jul 2023 #10

Just said this to my spouse tonight Iris Jul 2023 #11

I remember watching live mzmolly Jul 2023 #13

executive producer Lorne Michaels ordered that the applause sign not be used progressoid Jul 2023 #24

Wow mzmolly Jul 2023 #35

I too watched it live with my mom Polybius Jul 2023 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author Polybius Jul 2023 #52

K n R ! Thanks for posting!... JoeOtterbein Jul 2023 #14

I didn't hear a word of censure here in heavily RCC NM Warpy Jul 2023 #15

I was too young when this aired vercetti2021 Jul 2023 #16

And it wasn't just Pesci . . . markpkessinger Jul 2023 #32

Yes, she was. The backlash was telling. How dare a woman hold religious patriarchy responsible- 58Sunliner Jul 2023 #18

The KKK would've been big fans in 1865. czarjak Jul 2023 #21

? Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2023 #28

Oh please. Like the Catholic Church is the victim. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #45

Like The KKK was founded on hatred of Blacks, Jews, C-A-T-H-O-L-I-C-S. Look it up. czarjak Jul 2023 #48

Yeah, no kidding, I know the KKK hated Catholics. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #49

I believe her criticism was directed at the Pope and the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church... markpkessinger Aug 2023 #63

K&R so true Alice Kramden Jul 2023 #23

In a different time she would have been burned at the stake. twodogsbarking Jul 2023 #25

Indeed. n/t Delphinus Jul 2023 #30

Yes mamacita75 Jul 2023 #33

Even today you have people who think organized religion is beyond criticism Major Nikon Jul 2023 #26

Irish Catholic Church bpj62 Jul 2023 #27

The country was furious? geardaddy Jul 2023 #29

Actually, much of the country, including non-Catholics . . . markpkessinger Jul 2023 #34

Only those who worship the right-wing Pope HubertHeaver Jul 2023 #37

lolwat? Act_of_Reparation Jul 2023 #40

Not in this household. geardaddy Jul 2023 #41

Yeah, they were furious ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #55

I watched that live! obamanut2012 Jul 2023 #31

Much of the country was already furious with her . . . markpkessinger Jul 2023 #36

Most of the country ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #56

While I applauded this move. Lunabell Jul 2023 #38

I was just going to say .... TexasBushwhacker Jul 2023 #39

On paper, Islam is more liberal than Christianity. Coventina Jul 2023 #42

I'm not going to debate which abrahamic religion is most misogynist. Lunabell Jul 2023 #43

Well, you asked the question and I posed some possible answers. Coventina Jul 2023 #46

Religion doesn't exist "on paper" Act_of_Reparation Jul 2023 #61

Islam, just like Christianity, is not a monolith. There are a vast variety of practices in both. Coventina Jul 2023 #62

I never said that it was. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2023 #64

Which adherents? Coventina Aug 2023 #65

Every social group has members that believe many different things. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2023 #66

So, Islam (in your definintion) is defined by whatever the majority of self-proclaimed Muslims Coventina Aug 2023 #67

Would you agree that religions are social constructs? Act_of_Reparation Aug 2023 #70

Ultimately, yes, because I don't believe "God" told anyone "the rules." Coventina Aug 2023 #72

I remember seeing this at the time. eppur_se_muova Jul 2023 #50

She would have been banned from NBC for destroying a Torah or Koran as well Polybius Jul 2023 #54

What nonsense ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #57

Imagine if she ripped a picture of prophet Muhammad Polybius Jul 2023 #58

To many Catholics, the Pope is not just another human being. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2023 #60

While it hurt her career, just imagine if she had done the same thing in England.. Polybius Jul 2023 #53

She was right from the get-go, and everyone knew it. Iggo Jul 2023 #59

I don't know no shame, I feel no pain, I can't see the flame, but I do know Mandinka. sarcasmo Aug 2023 #68

It was taken as an attack on JPII, not the RCC in general. People didn't get it. maxsolomon Aug 2023 #69

He was very involved in the cover up. n/t Coventina Aug 2023 #73

That wasn't particularly well known at the time, or even today. maxsolomon Aug 2023 #74

I think she somewhat overestimated her audience's knowledge. Coventina Aug 2023 #75

Well, most of us America post-Catholics were certainly aware of pederast priests maxsolomon Aug 2023 #76