Pope Francis is a misogyinst bigot [View all]

[MellowDem]

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These are undisputed facts. He is the leader of an institution that actively works to take away the rights of many of our fellow DUers and does nothing to stand in the way of these actions, but instead supports these actions with his condemnation of others.

When posts are made on GD praising him, try to think how it comes across to those who the Pope condemns. The Pope being considered marginally better than the previous Pope by presenting himself more humbly doesn't make much of a difference to those who are condemned in the same ignorant manner as before. It's hard to consider someone humble who condemns others based on the supposed special knowledge they have of God, no matter their other beliefs or actions.

Try to remember this when praising what you see as a better Pope. You may want to qualify any compliments with the facts that the Pope supports and promotes misogyny and bigotry towards homosexuals as a matter of course, and that this support has had and continues to have very real world consequences in the lives of many DUers.

Also consider posting it in the Catholic group. Posting praise of the Pope in GD will lead to hurting a lot of DUers who have been and continue to be on the receiving end of Pope Francis' beliefs and cause a lot of strife. Understand that it will cause some venom towards the Pope, and understand that the source of this venom is completely justified. If you think such venom towards the Pope will hurt Catholic DUers and want to avoid this, again, I recommend posting it to the Catholic forum to avoid this.

Consider what other religious or political leaders with the same views of women and homosexuals would receive praise on DU. Try to understand that for much of DU, such leaders deserve nothing but criticism and contempt, no matter if they are liberal on every other issue. Many people have died and suffered under oppression and continue to do so because of the beliefs Pope Francis continues to espouse. Those beliefs cannot be ignored for many, but are a glaring character flaw of anyone who holds them not capable of redemption merely through beliefs in other issues. Please be sensitive to that when praising him on DU. If you at least acknowledge these very important and prescient issues when complimenting the Pope on some other point, it can go a long way.