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Comrade Grumpy

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57. This whole thread is pretty much a disgrace and an embarrassment.

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 01:45 PM

Jan 2013

I'm not a Catholic. I don't even believe in a Supreme Being. And I certainly don't agree with some of the Church's retrograde positions on gender and sexuality and the like.

That said, the pope is the spiritual leader of a church that has more than one billion members. And his statement on capitalism was pretty damned progressive. And what is the response on DU? Junior high school insults, sheer hatred, and vitriol. I assume there are some Catholic members of DU. I wonder how they feel about their online peers after reading this crap.

Haters gotta hate, I guess.

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Pope Slams Capitalism, Inequality Between Rich And Poor In New Years Message [View all] UrbScotty Jan 2013 OP

Speak for yourself, you nazi bastard. Archae Jan 2013 #1

I can't argue with what you said... SoapBox Jan 2013 #3

It's unfair to call him a Nazi. totodeinhere Jan 2013 #29

He "joined becuase he had to," right? Archae Jan 2013 #31

Can you back up your claim that he wanted to? totodeinhere Jan 2013 #32

He was 14 Ter Jan 2013 #37

As a Catholic, this disturbs me.... musical_soul Jan 2013 #46

Okay, nevermind. musical_soul Jan 2013 #47

So Pope Rat the 1rst would be ok if he blessed Hitler? Archae Jan 2013 #48

Maybe so... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #36

I would be the first to criticize him for a lot of things including the totodeinhere Jan 2013 #60

One could say that to anyone CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #58

I would NEVER agree with the men in the pointy hats BUT... SoapBox Jan 2013 #2

+1,000 freshwest Jan 2013 #8

BTW... SoapBox Jan 2013 #10

Thanks! 'Not everyday is a great day, but everyday we still live is a good day.' freshwest Jan 2013 #16

Is the pope pro middle class? n/t AlphaCentauri Jan 2013 #4

Pope Slams Capitalism AlbertCat Jan 2013 #5

I think he's just mad it replaced feudalism. nt. naaman fletcher Jan 2013 #6

! nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #18

Someone send this link to Paul Ryan. pamela Jan 2013 #7

Perfect. A few thousand tweets and posts on his Facebook page won't change his mind, but might wake freshwest Jan 2013 #9

"...send this link to Paul Ryan" SoapBox Jan 2013 #12

denouncing "unregulated capitalism" - Isn't that an OCCUPY theme? Bozita Jan 2013 #11

Yep! OTV! Amonester Jan 2013 #27

This from the same jackass Liberalagogo Jan 2013 #13

Well, I can't believe... ReRe Jan 2013 #14

It would mean a lot more, coming from Ratzi, if he hadn't spent his time at the Inquisition Ken Burch Jan 2013 #15

Liberation theology is the only form of Catholicism that Rozlee Jan 2013 #20

And, of course, Brazilian archbishop Dom Helder Camera Ken Burch Jan 2013 #24

Sounds like the Catholicism I grew up with. Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 #17

Even a blind nut can find a squirrel sometimes. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #19

Corporate Media Will Censor Unless It Is Pope Slamming... TomCADem Jan 2013 #21

good for him. Hope he sticks with it. /nt think Jan 2013 #22

Sez the guy with a gold staff, silk robes, his own city and a legion of servants. TalkingDog Jan 2013 #23

word: phantom power Jan 2013 #25

That pic is SO creepy SoapBox Jan 2013 #34

Seriously, this came out of the mouth of a guy who sits on a gold throne!? (eom) dorkzilla Jan 2013 #51

No he won't do that. He wants YOU to pay for the poor he helped create. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #39

Sadly quakerboy Jan 2013 #26

A broken clock is right twice a day eom LiberalElite Jan 2013 #28

Exactly what I thought. nt SunSeeker Jan 2013 #38

Pope, just stfu. We don't care what you have to say. Politicub Jan 2013 #30

Like it'll make any difference Prophet 451 Jan 2013 #33

Fuck you, Ratso. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #35

Wow, the level of discourse in this thread is really something. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #40

If it makes "eminent sense" _ed_ Jan 2013 #56

So when is he turning over the Vatican's vast wealth to the poor? Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #41

Too bad he is a hater lunasun Jan 2013 #42

Here is the actual homily, it is only None paragraphs long happyslug Jan 2013 #43

This thread might be helpful in this situation: woo me with science Jan 2013 #44

What he condemned was capitalism, not necessarily all capitalism. musical_soul Jan 2013 #45

Take what you can get primavera Jan 2013 #49

The Pope? defacto7 Jan 2013 #50

Why doesn't he sell a Bernini or two? Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2013 #52

That sceptre would feed ten thousand people for a week. ronnie624 Jan 2013 #53

And ten thousand peope would put a buck in the collection plate allrevvedup Jan 2013 #54

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This whole thread is pretty much a disgrace and an embarrassment. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #57

+2,000,000,000 CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #59

Oh please. Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #61

He's not talking about respect, he's talking about hate. allrevvedup Jan 2013 #63

Was he wearing his Prada shoes at the time? AnnieBW Jan 2013 #62

"the global financial crisis was proof that capitalism does not protect society's weakest members." IndyJones Jan 2013 #64

One of the largest land-owners in the world (vatican) decries inequality between rich and poor? Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #65

The Vatican only owns its property in Rome allrevvedup Jan 2013 #66

So says the queen in her ivory tower...nt and-justice-for-all Jan 2013 #67