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24. I'm surprised you haven't thrown in the Crusades and the Inquisition.

Reply to trotsky (Reply #23)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 11:59 AM

Mar 2012

You're getting stale.

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Catholic Online publishes an article giving a justification to disobey laws they disagree with [View all] moobu2 Mar 2012 OP

Can I use their reasoning TlalocW Mar 2012 #1

Then they should accept the consequences of their EC Mar 2012 #2

In countries with e.g. draft military tama Mar 2012 #5

let me know how that works out for them n/t deacon_sephiroth Mar 2012 #3

Is Christianity compatible with democracy? JDPriestly Mar 2012 #4

I think most of us DUers feel the same way, but about different laws. ZombieHorde Mar 2012 #6

True, in a way, but its more like a KKK member refusing to run their business... Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #27

True but... LeftishBrit Mar 2012 #34

The Roman Catholic Church is Satan's playground Angry Dragon Mar 2012 #7

Jack Chick certainly agrees with you. trotsky Mar 2012 #9

You have an insulated view of "us". rug Mar 2012 #10

Why, do you think your church is Satan's playground instead? n/t trotsky Mar 2012 #11

Hardly. However I find it amusing when individuals speak in the plural. rug Mar 2012 #14

I do too. trotsky Mar 2012 #18

Yes but he's the Pope and you're an anonymous internet poster. rug Mar 2012 #21

So sheltering pedophiles affords one certain perks? trotsky Mar 2012 #23

I'm surprised you haven't thrown in the Crusades and the Inquisition. rug Mar 2012 #24

That was your pope's predecessors. trotsky Mar 2012 #28

Don't forget the Cathars. rug Mar 2012 #29

Yes, but trotsky has more integrity than the Pope. mr blur Mar 2012 #32

I'll take your word for it. rug Mar 2012 #33

The RCC is NOT run by corrupt old men? cleanhippie Mar 2012 #12

Are you one of the "us"? rug Mar 2012 #15

Is the RCC not run my corrupt old men? cleanhippie Mar 2012 #16

As a matter of fact, no. rug Mar 2012 #17

Is the head poo-bah, aka the pope, not implicated in the protecting of child-raping priests? cleanhippie Mar 2012 #19

You lost me at head poo-bah. rug Mar 2012 #20

This isn't a pissing contest, rug. It's the reality of the situation, and your unwillingness cleanhippie Mar 2012 #22

Lol. rug Mar 2012 #25

No I'm not. cleanhippie Mar 2012 #26

+1,000,000,000 trotsky Mar 2012 #31

Sounds like they are "all in" for the Republicans. Old and In the Way Mar 2012 #8

So does that mean that they'd recommend civil disobedience against war or economic or social LeftishBrit Mar 2012 #13

Is dogma compatible with democracy? E_Pluribus_Unitarian Mar 2012 #30