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In reply to the discussion: Boy In Yellow Steals Pope Francis' Heart As Well As Ours At Vatican Celebration For Families [View all]CFLDem
(2,083 posts)79. One step at a time.
Just like Obama has to dismantle the attitudes behind for-profit healthcare first to give us single payer, the Pope has to change the attitude of the Church to lay the foundation for a more progressive and Christlike church.
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Beacool
Oct 2013
OP
They are both homophobes, and some threads, like those that glorify HOMOPHOBES, deserve...
Humanist_Activist
Oct 2013
#91
No, they just call them "intrinsically disordered" and say that when they...
Humanist_Activist
Oct 2013
#139
You are the one who claimed that neither he nor the Church are homophobic...
Humanist_Activist
Nov 2013
#162
Wow. You'll have to pardon me for having a different opinon of those who promote hate
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#145
not at all, first of all Robertson is self appointed, not working his way up through the ranks
gopiscrap
Oct 2013
#13
perhaps but this thread is about a man and a boy having a sweet moment. there are
roguevalley
Oct 2013
#45
I'm usually pretty cynical and jaded, specially because I have worked in the "church"
gopiscrap
Oct 2013
#53
The sub-thread was about a poster suggesting that Pat Robertson with a child was no different.
Gore1FL
Oct 2013
#55
I taught thirty years. Six year old and up. Does that count? :) I know anecdotal
roguevalley
Oct 2013
#92
The current Pope reaffirms the Catholic Catechism on Human Sexuality, and you think...
Humanist_Activist
Oct 2013
#110
you might want to get out of the lab a bit and work on your interpersonal communication skills.
KittyWampus
Oct 2013
#84
I fucking despised Pope Rattie and was fully prepared to find this one useless at best
tavalon
Oct 2013
#24
I wouldn't call a man that calls same sex parenting child abuse a good man...
Humanist_Activist
Oct 2013
#74
Ridiculous. Didn't a little kid wander up to the podium and imitate Gulliani's hand gestures
FSogol
Oct 2013
#73
i continue to be surprised by him--makes me wonder how pricks like dolan managed to elect him
dembotoz
Oct 2013
#34
He has better PR, that's for sure, as far as substance, he's as bad as the previous two Popes. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Oct 2013
#72
Uhm, how? Pope Francis actively opposes those families as not being real families...
Humanist_Activist
Oct 2013
#76
He hasn't reduced Judgementalism one iota, indeed he damn near quotes 30 year old...
Humanist_Activist
Oct 2013
#88
They think that the Church is evil and don't buy that this Pope is actually a nice guy.
Beacool
Oct 2013
#113
Don't forget, he said gay people are cool, as long as they act like straight people.
Vashta Nerada
Oct 2013
#115
Why would that be a good thing, that he act as he did as Archbishop of Buenos Aires?
AtheistCrusader
Oct 2013
#120
Hey now! When it comes to kids, no one loves them like a Catholic priest. nt
Demo_Chris
Oct 2013
#127
You think a homophobic, misogynistic institution that has caused untold harm
Arugula Latte
Oct 2013
#122
AIDs may be bad, but condoms are worse -- the Catholic Church's idea of morality nt
Demo_Chris
Oct 2013
#126
So we can expect the same vitriol and hatred against LGBT people that he displayed as Archbishop?
Humanist_Activist
Oct 2013
#133
Not only that, but it also may lead to increased support for the Catholic Church...
Humanist_Activist
Oct 2013
#135