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Agree about the mutilation being horrendous Freethinker65 Nov 2022 #1
Honestly, did you expect anything less? That *is* Catholic theology; there's no avoiding it. NullTuples Nov 2022 #2
I assumed he meant "to the world" but that was just my interpretation. n/t pnwmom Nov 2022 #5
The Church says all human life is a "gift" from God. nt oldsoftie Nov 2022 #11
So the RCC is throwing a bone to the gender it has oppressed, shat upon & murdered for centuries? Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #3
Is it safe to assume sarisataka Nov 2022 #21
I will vote for them because I've only got two choices, and the other side is worse. Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #23
(deleted - my comment was a distraction from the main point of the article) NullTuples Nov 2022 #4
The health benefits of circumcision exceed the risks, says the American Academy of Pediatrics. pnwmom Nov 2022 #6
We should get infants' consent before vaccinating them, too. Orrex Nov 2022 #9
Ouch! oldsoftie Nov 2022 #12
This one's a good man. In addition, he started life as a scientist. Hekate Nov 2022 #7
Yes. Hortensis Nov 2022 #24
But if you have to decide between saving the mother or the fetus - save the fetus! 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2022 #8
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day Mysterian Nov 2022 #10
Barbaric. Thank you Pope Francis. Evolve Dammit Nov 2022 #13
we've had people in the US try to call it a "Muslim religious ritual" that should be allowed. oldsoftie Nov 2022 #14
You know where they've stopped it? Women's villages in Kenya Warpy Nov 2022 #15
All genital mutilation of babies should be outlawed. Lunabell Nov 2022 #16
THIS Mike Niendorff Nov 2022 #19
The pope is right about that, but what about forcing a 10-year-old to bear the child of a rapist? Martin68 Nov 2022 #17
That's nice, dear. Now tell us what the rcc is going to do to rectify its niyad Nov 2022 #18
... Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #25
Circumcision is also a crime. The Jungle 1 Nov 2022 #20
Well, they didn't talk to this circumcised man. Aristus Nov 2022 #22
Consider these points and smile The Jungle 1 Nov 2022 #26
Yeah, what do I know about the sexual activity of circumcised men? Aristus Nov 2022 #27
Well if you have always been circumcised then you don't know. The Jungle 1 Nov 2022 #28
Given the practice is ancient and has ties to organized religion(s) Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #31
Sorry for your troubles, but the only thing comparable would be complete excision of the penis... Hekate Nov 2022 #30
We should not be mutilating anybody! The Jungle 1 Nov 2022 #32
It is a historic event that the words even passed the lips of a Pope. Pope Francis is amazing. Hekate Nov 2022 #29
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