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In reply to the discussion: Pope Francis’ new clothes: Why his progressive image is white smoke and mirrors [View all]skepticscott
(13,029 posts)14. His words on poverty are hard to appreciate or take seriously
When he and the church he leads adamantly cling to principles and rabidly pursue policies that are fundamentally at odds with them. Allowing women to control how many children they have and when is one of the best weapons available to fight poverty. On the other hand, opposing the use of artificial contraception in any form condemns thousands if not millions of women and children to poverty, starvation and early death, and all because they claim that their god requires all sex to be open to the transmission of life (witjh no evidence that their "god" even exists, let alone that he really wants that).
And you're just fine with that? Seriously?
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cleanhippie
Jan 2015
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