A threat to the 1%? Are the attacks on the Pope Coordinated?

[MineralMan]

40. Yesterday, I posted a thread calling Pope Francis to account

for his attitudes towards women and LGBT people. I praised him for his appeal for economic justice, but pointed out that many of his opinions are more closely aligned with the Tea Party than with progressives. He supports a patriarchal view of women, and his church does not allow any women to be in positions of real authority. He opposes all contraception and reproductive rights for both men and women, and is far from a friend of the LGBT community.

Do you think I hate the Pope or the Catholic Church? I do not. I just oppose any of his or its policies that are regressive rather than progressive. In speaking of economic justice, he is not breaking any new ground for the Roman Catholic Church, which has always spoken in support of the poor. That's nothing new, and is expected.

However, he also supports the church's long-time opposition to and suppression of women's rights, reproductive rights, and LGBT rights. For that, he deserves no praise whatsoever, but should be chastened by everyone who believes that human rights are essential to a progressive world.

You are a short-time poster here, with few contributions to the discussion. I suggest you read more of DU before making sweeping statements about DU and DUers. That's up to you, of course, but that's what I suggest.