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Bluenorthwest

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12. That was mostly PR, his predecessor was hugely unpopular but actually wrote and talked about

Thu Feb 5, 2015, 10:43 PM

Feb 2015

income inequality, poverty and globalization much more than Francis. Published books about it. But he was snarly looking and German. The entire 'his new message about the poor' thing was a sham, it was not new, it was pushed forward to help distract from the child abuse scandals and the fact that the actual teachings of the Church are not very popular in the world.
Francis is a man who tells people not to use condoms to protect from HIV, even in Africa where that is the number one cause of death, way over a million people last year alone. It's similar to the anti vaxx thing, but thus far way more deadly. In my view that is morally depraved. Horrific. Not at all acceptable.

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Pope Says It's OK to Spank Kids, if Their Dignity Is Kept [View all] trotsky Feb 2015 OP

liking him less and less. marym625 Feb 2015 #1

I agree, as long as there a fine line kept between spanking and child abuse dissentient Feb 2015 #2

Do kids get spoiled like over ripe fruit? Cleita Feb 2015 #5

All I know is what I have observed and dissentient Feb 2015 #7

Is it respect or fear? Brickbat Feb 2015 #11

By using his authority as their father dissentient Feb 2015 #16

Do you think he'll still spank them when they're bigger than he is? Brickbat Feb 2015 #22

Nope dissentient Feb 2015 #23

Why that age? Brickbat Feb 2015 #24

It just seems like a good age range before kids become teens dissentient Feb 2015 #25

When you say "appropriate," what makes it "inappropriate" when they are teens? Brickbat Feb 2015 #43

When you say "appropriate," what makes it "inappropriate" when they are teens? Brickbat Feb 2015 #44

You have a friend who has kids. LiberalAndProud Feb 2015 #36

Ugh. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2015 #9

Where is that line? Could you define "very often?" Should they be spanked on the ass, on the face, Brickbat Feb 2015 #10

so many questions dissentient Feb 2015 #15

Maybe spanking on the stomach is even more effective and we don't even know it. Brickbat Feb 2015 #21

so do you think it is okay for parents (the father, in your posts) to send a message to niyad Feb 2015 #19

Why, in your mind, are the only choices spanking or spoiling? laundry_queen Feb 2015 #30

I'm glad things worked out so well for your children, but dissentient Feb 2015 #31

Do you have kids? laundry_queen Feb 2015 #32

I can answer in this way dissentient Feb 2015 #33

Um. No. laundry_queen Feb 2015 #37

+1 LiberalLoner Feb 2015 #39

What does this mean, "fine line" as it relates to spanking and chld abuse and BreakfastClub Feb 2015 #35

There's dignity in kicking a child in the ass? Generic Brad Feb 2015 #3

He had me with the talk about income inequality and the poor. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #4

That was mostly PR, his predecessor was hugely unpopular but actually wrote and talked about Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #12

This person and those of the clergy who have never been married nor Cleita Feb 2015 #6

That would involve consent. Brickbat Feb 2015 #8

Well, I'm glad that's settled pintobean Feb 2015 #13

Ah, yes, the go-to organziation on children and... Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #14

Ooh, well done. n/t trotsky Feb 2015 #18

Would Jesus spank a child, Francis? nt SunSeeker Feb 2015 #17

so the woman-hating pope photo op sticks his foot in it again, eh? niyad Feb 2015 #20

"In the United States, parents can legally hit their child as long as the force is 'reasonable." rug Feb 2015 #26

There is a part of this that resonates with me caraher Feb 2015 #27

I appreciate when he breaks loose from traditional church doctrine, am very sad when he does not uppityperson Feb 2015 #28

I don't understand why his followers greyl Feb 2015 #34

What "traditional church doctrines" has he broken loose from? trotsky Feb 2015 #41

Shouldn't we be following what phil89 Feb 2015 #29

There is no dignity is searching for the branch that is going to be smacking Jamastiene Feb 2015 #38

RCC says flogging the bishop, however, is still verboten. Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #40

And if the kid insults your mother? Punch him/her, right, Pontiff? PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #42