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5. Shhhh. This is America, after all :)

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Pope: 'God Is Not Afraid Of New Things' [View all] Beacool Oct 2014 OP

maybe not God, but his people sure are RussBLib Oct 2014 #1

I pay zero attention to him on anything, but I am not ballyhoo Oct 2014 #12

^^this^^^ logosoco Oct 2014 #18

I would say no but that is a what came first the chicken or the egg type question. It ballyhoo Oct 2014 #22

The egg came first. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #46

This should win the comment Sam1 Oct 2014 #47

I agree somewhat. However, I have no ballyhoo Oct 2014 #54

That's bloody blind. Daemonaquila Oct 2014 #31

Let "them" go for it. I'll stay back and remember a ballyhoo Oct 2014 #38

There is nothing arrogant in his statement, and it doesn't contradict the idea pnwmom Oct 2014 #49

I disagree adamantly and really don't need to ballyhoo Oct 2014 #53

Man is full of error Tweedy Oct 2014 #76

The same way you believe there is a sky. Because it's that thing you have ballyhoo Oct 2014 #77

Actually no Tweedy Oct 2014 #80

Thank you, pnwmom! crim son Oct 2014 #58

Maybe God is afraid of new things. candelista Oct 2014 #69

+1 n/t ozone_man Oct 2014 #95

Religion is such bullshit. EEO Oct 2014 #2

Shhhh. This is America, after all :) Helen Borg Oct 2014 #5

That's the bottom line of it all, but there're big $$$$$'s in religion and the meek shall follow!n/t RKP5637 Oct 2014 #16

Yup. What other industry is taxpayer subsidized, pays zero income tax, closeupready Oct 2014 #36

In today's new America, as a citizen, one is akin to a disgruntled employee in a RKP5637 Oct 2014 #41

Uh, finance? (NT) Heywood J Oct 2014 #51

The only proper response, IMO. bvf Oct 2014 #45

What does that even mean? Helen Borg Oct 2014 #3

I think that he meant that people (conservative bishops in this case) shouldn't be afraid of change. Beacool Oct 2014 #8

It's not about them being "afraid of change"...what it is is they don't want to give up power. Ken Burch Oct 2014 #14

And the faithful never want to hear the facts, and the control freaks hold their power over them! nt RKP5637 Oct 2014 #19

Almost like THIS country, some days. n/t. Ken Burch Oct 2014 #23

Yep, much the same! Religion is just another form of politics IMO. Power, control and money! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2014 #25

They would be up in arms if a non-religious organization behaved like this, Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #60

It is pathetic, so pathetic, demonstrating how many are so damn brainwashed that they RKP5637 Oct 2014 #72

God is just afraid of gay things. Treant Oct 2014 #4

God is not afraid, conservatives are the ones who are afraid of change. Beacool Oct 2014 #9

I'm aware of that. Treant Oct 2014 #13

...and let's not even get started about gay spiders with ovaries... Ken Burch Oct 2014 #15

No No No No No No No No No Treant Oct 2014 #21

That's the opposite of what he's saying. pnwmom Oct 2014 #50

Beings as how God is a man creation madokie Oct 2014 #6

Pope Francis is moving the Catholic Church in the right direction Lurks Often Oct 2014 #7

Lord knows that he's trying, no pun intended......... Beacool Oct 2014 #10

I also think he is trying to move the Catholic Church in the right direction. He shows great Thinkingabout Oct 2014 #32

I agree Scootaloo Oct 2014 #44

He is. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #48

But he holds all the same positions as Benedict did. NYC Liberal Oct 2014 #87

I think Francis is a bit more "progressive" regarding some social issues Lurks Often Oct 2014 #88

there is nothing new under the sun. Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #11

Actual photo of traditionalist bishop celebrating the rejection of the new, progressive language: Ken Burch Oct 2014 #17

As a Christian he's right, God wasn't afraid of new things. LynneSin Oct 2014 #20

Thanks. Well said. JDPriestly Oct 2014 #27

Thanks for your post, at least the subject has been brought up, some will never change but Thinkingabout Oct 2014 #33

So the universe consists of billions of galaxies that are billions of years old Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #61

And you decided to insult me why? LynneSin Oct 2014 #66

you weren't insulted, the ideas you expressed were insulted, and actually Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #82

The ideas I present were very much a part of the subject LynneSin Oct 2014 #86

I don't quite understand... abakan Oct 2014 #67

Good points LynneSin Oct 2014 #71

I liked Stigmata for that exact reason... abakan Oct 2014 #79

I've read and studied much of the Bible however it was after watching Stigmata... LynneSin Oct 2014 #84

So all that bullshit around christmas about working with the sheep - just more of your bs? jtuck004 Oct 2014 #24

"Working with the sheep"? Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #93

No - I went as a guest to a midnite mass, and their preacher related this jtuck004 Oct 2014 #96

A Pope who is actually Christian? What is this world coming to? JDPriestly Oct 2014 #26

Sick and Tired of these little clutches of CONservatives, holding everybody else hostage. calimary Oct 2014 #28

My background is Lutheran but at college we read books like the one you cited. Sognefjord Oct 2014 #42

Yeah, no kidding! It was a major topic of conversation back then. calimary Oct 2014 #43

Some books like "Honest to God" were course requirements Sognefjord Oct 2014 #74

He's not perfect, but i think he's the best pope Ilsa Oct 2014 #29

Baby steps are better than no steps at all shenmue Oct 2014 #30

Maybe the Pope should start sending some of those comfortable bigots to MADem Oct 2014 #34

umm ... if god made the universe cosmicone Oct 2014 #35

But is the Pope afraid of his subordinates? He IS absolute leader. closeupready Oct 2014 #37

God is perfect and what he does and creates is perfect. Hoppy Oct 2014 #39

God is a perfect asshole Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #62

God and my boss must be brothers. Hoppy Oct 2014 #64

best pr agent Rome has seen since the Borgias archaic56 Oct 2014 #40

Ummm I am not sure i understand Marrah_G Oct 2014 #68

all are at fault archaic56 Oct 2014 #98

If he can move the RCC forward slightly... Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #52

Wouldn't nothing be new to a "god"? Belief in myth is killing us all nt broadcaster75201 Oct 2014 #55

What do Pope Francis and President Obama have in common? cornball 24 Oct 2014 #56

I agree. potone Oct 2014 #57

Much like the congress. cornball 24 Oct 2014 #59

I'll never understand how liberals can support such a backwards, repressive institution in the Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #63

If an organized church dies because they have to pay property taxes, closeupready Oct 2014 #73

Religion = a racket Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #89

I guess you wouldn't have voted for JFK? (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #91

Uh, voting for one of two major candidates for president isn't the same Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #97

You got it. n/t MBS Oct 2014 #81

Yep, that's par for the course. Beacool Oct 2014 #90

"God" is not afraid of new things, but conservatives are scared shitless of them. Zorra Oct 2014 #65

How can something be new to God? Threedifferentones Oct 2014 #70

I don't understand why anyone gay or straight has anything to do with religion FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #75

That headline is hilarious. I thought this god created everything, so (1) nothing valerief Oct 2014 #78

LOL, I think that's kind of the idea. . . ucrdem Oct 2014 #83

Entrenched power structures sure as hell are. Orsino Oct 2014 #85

Encouraging. Reminds me of Obama slowly working his way towards being pro marriage equality Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #92

Tell that to Galileo. ozone_man Oct 2014 #94

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