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50. Sheesh, it's sad

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 11:42 AM

Mar 2016

NOT ONE of the people these questions are put to can provide a straight, honest answer.

Sad and, on a progressive web site, disgusting.

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The Vicar of Rome [View all] AngryAmish Mar 2016 OP

That's not even interesting as a fetish. n/t bvf Mar 2016 #1

you really don't need to piss on the OP's intent Demonaut Mar 2016 #2

And Frank doesn't need to piss on millions bvf Mar 2016 #3

The Church isn't against condoms for AIDS prevention anymore, if that's what pnwmom Mar 2016 #46

Have you actually read the words behind this bvf Mar 2016 #96

Then please point to your posts saying similar things about Muslims. n/t pnwmom Mar 2016 #97

I said and meant all religion. bvf Mar 2016 #98

Then when have you posted about Muslims in the way you have about Catholics? pnwmom Mar 2016 #99

What slurs are those? bvf Mar 2016 #101

You can't point to your slams about Muslims because you don't have any. n/t pnwmom Mar 2016 #102

Then you haven't been reading this thread. bvf Mar 2016 #104

Why doesn't this belong in RELIGION? brooklynite Mar 2016 #86

The OP's intent is to promote an anti choice and ravingly anti gay clergyman as some moral authority Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #20

This atheist asks that for Good Friday, you might refrain. nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #4

+1,000,000 vanlassie Mar 2016 #5

Celebrate the positive pinboy3niner Mar 2016 #6

See #3. bvf Mar 2016 #7

"the positive"? What positive? mr blur Mar 2016 #12

This Pope has changed the Church's position on condoms for AIDS prevention. n/t pnwmom Mar 2016 #47

The pope and his bigoted death cult skepticscott Mar 2016 #13

Bigoted death cult? Such a reasoned response. kwassa Mar 2016 #24

Feel free to dispute either one skepticscott Mar 2016 #27

They oppose same-sex marriage. That's about it. kwassa Mar 2016 #33

As expected, you choose option 3..win for me skepticscott Mar 2016 #38

It doesn't fit the definition of bigotry kwassa Mar 2016 #88

By your "definition" skepticscott Mar 2016 #94

Not my definition, the dictionary definition. kwassa Mar 2016 #114

Response #3 was (totally unsurprisingly) chosen. trotsky Mar 2016 #36

Right. It's fine to slur Catholics in a way it's never fine to slur other religions. pnwmom Mar 2016 #48

The OP is about the pope and the rcc skepticscott Mar 2016 #53

Calling the Church a "bigoted death cult" is a slur. nt pnwmom Mar 2016 #54

See Post 15 skepticscott Mar 2016 #57

Under Pope Francis the Church has changed with regard to AIDS prevention pnwmom Mar 2016 #62

Some people here have some unresolved issues from their childhoods. Gomez163 Mar 2016 #65

Really? Critics of the pope and his church, with its anti-gay agenda, have unresolved issues? trotsky Mar 2016 #67

Yes, some people have been so skepticscott Mar 2016 #71

Bullshit skepticscott Mar 2016 #70

Refrain from expressing an opinion? bvf Mar 2016 #8

Yes. Refrain. nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #9

How does "no" work for you? bvf Mar 2016 #10

You don't even know what you are looking at. kwassa Mar 2016 #25

No, of course not. bvf Mar 2016 #87

This song doesn't have a refrain AlbertCat Mar 2016 #34

If it's so Good, this Friday, why doesn't the RCC refrain from bigotry and misogyny on that day? Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #14

This atheist says no, because that's dumb. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2016 #17

Correction 1939 Mar 2016 #11

Good Friday 2016 will see approximately 3,350 deaths from HIV/AIDS in Africa, RCC forbids the use Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #15

But...but... skepticscott Mar 2016 #16

None of them are able to discuss Africa and AIDS and maintain their adoration of Frank so what they Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #18

Oh, they're able. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2016 #19

But talking about Frank's Delima is not actually talking about AIDS in Africa, a subject they don't Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #21

Those 166 should wait until tomorrow... Rainforestgoddess Mar 2016 #28

Quiet, you! trotsky Mar 2016 #29

Good Friday edhopper Mar 2016 #22

I know Christ mythology is the new "in thing" Drahthaardogs Mar 2016 #23

I think Yeshua was a real man edhopper Mar 2016 #108

The religion haters are out in force today. kwassa Mar 2016 #26

Maybe it has something to do with the devout shoving the faith in everyone's face those days. trotsky Mar 2016 #30

What's out in force are the apologists skepticscott Mar 2016 #31

We're not allowed to criticize the Pope on holy days of obligation? Act_of_Reparation Mar 2016 #32

Then perhaps they should put religious posts in the religion forum... truebrit71 Mar 2016 #51

Actually, I agree with you. No reason for them to be in GD. Put them in the Religious forum where shrike Mar 2016 #56

Some of the responses in this thread are proof positive that.... Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2016 #35

What's proven in this thread skepticscott Mar 2016 #41

What it demonstrates is there is a ready supply of assholery, not even barely concealed. rug Mar 2016 #89

QED skepticscott Mar 2016 #90

Res ipso facto. rug Mar 2016 #93

Jury results JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2016 #103

Thanks for posting the results. rug Mar 2016 #105

I don't know why anyone bothers with posts like this one shrike Mar 2016 #37

What do you think about the RCC's global effort to deny equal rights to homosexuals... trotsky Mar 2016 #39

What the hell does that matter? Orrex Mar 2016 #42

I'm sure they think that's just fine skepticscott Mar 2016 #43

Didn't I say they shouldn't post this stuff in GD? shrike Mar 2016 #45

Your response proves my point. n/t shrike Mar 2016 #44

Proves what point? trotsky Mar 2016 #58

No. Proves my point that these posts are a waste of everybody's time. shrike Mar 2016 #61

Then blame the OP. trotsky Mar 2016 #66

Yes, there certainly are, gay Republicans shrike Mar 2016 #72

"We can't assume all the members of one community hold the same opinion." trotsky Mar 2016 #73

Okay, we can agree on some things. shrike Mar 2016 #74

No one said that, either skepticscott Mar 2016 #79

Actually, that's exactly what you said upthread. Oh well, I've got a busy weekend, don't have shrike Mar 2016 #120

One can be progressive and Catholic. Just as one can be gay and Republican. trotsky Mar 2016 #82

Gay catholics and gay republicans skepticscott Mar 2016 #84

The OP's intent was to point out the hypocrisy of this asshole. AngryAmish Mar 2016 #95

Sheesh, it's sad skepticscott Mar 2016 #50

I've changed my mind. You love these posts. There should be more of them. shrike Mar 2016 #52

Frank is great at PR & at making bold statements about stuff he can't change Orrex Mar 2016 #40

Thank you. He's trying to influence millions of Catholics in a positive way. pnwmom Mar 2016 #49

Yes, teaching people that homosexuals are "inherently disordered" skepticscott Mar 2016 #55

Look at it this way. trotsky Mar 2016 #59

When do people here ever slur all Muslims the way they feel free to slur all Catholics? pnwmom Mar 2016 #60

That's funny, because there have been many threads lately complaining about the smearing of Muslims. trotsky Mar 2016 #63

We have the most liberal Pope in history Gomez163 Mar 2016 #64

No, I'm not satisfied. trotsky Mar 2016 #68

When the facts change and you don't change Gomez163 Mar 2016 #80

I can't wait for those facts to change. trotsky Mar 2016 #81

The context of this place is politics. Drag your sacred things into politics and others will treat Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #69

The only thing that you left out of your post... Orrex Mar 2016 #76

If you can't see that this Pope is different, Gomez163 Mar 2016 #77

Jury results edbermac Mar 2016 #83

I'd say that about 20% of my hidden posts have been for exactly that insult Orrex Mar 2016 #85

"liberal" in what way? NYC Liberal Mar 2016 #111

I wonder where this came from... yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #75

It foreshadowed the kiss of Judas. rug Mar 2016 #91

I am Buddhist so I am not that yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #109

From the story in the Bible of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. pnwmom Mar 2016 #100

Actually he is just reenacting the song Universal Corner by X. AngryAmish Mar 2016 #107

I wonder who could strongly object to washing feet yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #110

Just for accuracy sake, he's not the Vicar of Rome nichomachus Mar 2016 #78

Thanks for clearing that up. bvf Mar 2016 #113

Lovely photo. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #92

It would probably benefit you to read this thread bvf Mar 2016 #115

I did read through it. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #116

Just didn't *understand* it, huh? OK. bvf Mar 2016 #117

Why do you say that? hrmjustin Mar 2016 #118

! bvf Mar 2016 #119

Thread is either sad, or some return to normal for DU. JohnnyLib2 Mar 2016 #106

Well, a pope thread doesn't have 200 recs... NYC Liberal Mar 2016 #112