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treestar

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34. Meh, some priest gives his opinion

Wed Feb 22, 2012, 11:54 AM

Feb 2012

And I still think what I want to think.

They have no power over people in the US, they know that. Their power over others went out with the 16th century and the creation of the U.S. They've never been able to tell anyone in the US what to do.

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Open letter to Liberal Catholics: �It�s time to quit the Catholic Church� [View all] cleanhippie Feb 2012 OP

After a lifetime of being taught how to feel guilty, you want them to feel good? ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2012 #1

No, I want people to THINK about what they are doing and how it affects everyone. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #2

You're counseling people to think and yet you insult them, tell them they are irrational, insane. CBHagman Feb 2012 #78

Thank you for your concern. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #85

you're right~ I call myself a recovering Catholic pkz Feb 2012 #8

But it is tolerable, and even curable. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #10

I quit a long time ago goddess40 Feb 2012 #3

Good for you. That was the first step toward true empowerment. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #4

I quit 20 some odd years ago. phylny Feb 2012 #14

How nice of you to tell me what to think and do. TexasProgresive Feb 2012 #5

If you need to tell yourself that to sleep at night... cleanhippie Feb 2012 #6

So you would be one of those slaves who thinks abolition is a good idea, TalkingDog Feb 2012 #29

If there's anything worse than a proselytizing religious fanatic... DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2012 #52

Fanatics suck n/t TexasProgresive Feb 2012 #71

A few notes: Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #7

Your #1 is not true in many cases. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #40

i have the most pragmatic form of protest flexnor Feb 2012 #9

I have been a Recovering Catholic since 1990. lib2DaBone Feb 2012 #11

Seems like a parasitical relationship. Glad you got that leech off of you. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #12

Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #13

Pointing out the bigotry of an organization is bigotry? JoeyT Feb 2012 #16

Enjoy your stay on DU. nt TheWraith Feb 2012 #17

I gave it up at age 12 when the priest gave me the "God works in mysterious ways" runaround. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #15

All the terrorist bombings and stonings of women.... texasleo Feb 2012 #18

Proud to have done that long ago ButterflyBlood Feb 2012 #19

This is rude. n/t Lil Missy Feb 2012 #20

It -is- rude. So is knocking on my door and trying to give me "the Good News" Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #21

Catholics don't do a lot of door knocking. Fawke Em Feb 2012 #31

My point is, yes, this is rude, and so is "Jesus loves you" Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #42

If you think this is true, you haven't spent much time in the Religion forum. kwassa Feb 2012 #79

I wonder how progressive Catholics can reconcile continued support of that organization, honestly Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #81

Sometimes the truth is rude. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #22

Rude? What is rude is an institution that hides child-rapers and advocates misogyny. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #37

This unquestionably violates the Statement Of Purpose and should be locked. bananas Feb 2012 #23

In ways, it does. mmonk Feb 2012 #25

I view the Church as nothing more than a hate group against, women, homosexuals, atheists... Humanist_Activist Feb 2012 #24

I narrow it down to the Roman Catholic Church (and some others). mwooldri Feb 2012 #28

+1 Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #68

Done years ago. As an advocate for children, proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #26

I actually got rebaptized because I was so ashamed of that ButterflyBlood Feb 2012 #77

I loved being Catholic as a kid proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #83

The day libtodeath Feb 2012 #27

No thank you. Fawke Em Feb 2012 #30

Wow, do you not see the irony in your statement? cleanhippie Feb 2012 #32

Meh, some priest gives his opinion treestar Feb 2012 #34

Yet they are trying to pull off crap here they can't get away with in Europe MattBaggins Feb 2012 #35

European countries, if anything, would have more church influence treestar Feb 2012 #47

I think the catholic church has even less infleunce in Europe MattBaggins Feb 2012 #59

The RCC really has no influence here either treestar Feb 2012 #64

Correct. Fawke Em Feb 2012 #75

"They have no power of people in the US" Le Taz Hot Feb 2012 #82

Yeah, apparently it's DU. Fawke Em Feb 2012 #74

True. treestar Feb 2012 #33

Since when is child rape and institutionalized misogyny "a lot of good?" cleanhippie Feb 2012 #38

You're taking the actions of a few treestar Feb 2012 #46

A few? The entire organization, from the pope down, actively hid child-rapers. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #55

Absurd. treestar Feb 2012 #56

Like I said, you deal with these facts how you like. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #60

Well the facts are that there are only so many priests who were guilty treestar Feb 2012 #66

The HEAD of the church, The POPE, actively participated in hiding child-rapers. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #70

It's the truth. For decades, it was church policy to protect and hide pedophile priests. smokey nj Feb 2012 #67

one or two or three issues, and only for 800, 1200, 1600 years or so. DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2012 #51

Which proves how much there is to know treestar Feb 2012 #57

It's totally relevant. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #63

Like what? treestar Feb 2012 #65

I see that reasonable debate is out of the question. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #69

You can't. earthside Feb 2012 #49

If I were a Catholic, I'd take the classic approach... backscatter712 Feb 2012 #36

If you disagree with their teachings... Mumble Feb 2012 #39

I'm an ex-catholic newspeak Feb 2012 #45

I suppose it was simply a matter of time LanternWaste Feb 2012 #41

I suppose it was only a matter of time cleanhippie Feb 2012 #43

Second verse, same as the first... LanternWaste Feb 2012 #44

I've quit the church, but I want the liberals to stay put for counter balance. firehorse Feb 2012 #48

k and r dembotoz Feb 2012 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author MANative Feb 2012 #53

I don't support the raving lunacies and sinful behavior of the Church hierarchy... hunter Feb 2012 #54

No they just let the government collect it for them. unapatriciated Feb 2012 #58

What right do you have unionworks Feb 2012 #61

The author is not telling anyone what to believe. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #62

Your article comes from an athiest advocacy website. This author is telling people what to believe kwassa Feb 2012 #80

Thank you for your concern. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #86

Come on over to us Episcopalians. mistertrickster Feb 2012 #72

I'm Catholic but stopped going to my parish over disability issues w/pastor Green_Lantern Feb 2012 #73

Kick! sarcasmo Feb 2012 #76

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