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13. Anti-catholic bigotry

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #11)

Fri Mar 18, 2016, 07:58 PM

Mar 2016

Please explain what you mean by that. How is that different from anti-KKK bigotry? I object to the KKK for its racism. I object to the RCC for its homophobia and misogyny. Am I a bigot?

I think you have it backwards. It is the RCC that is the bigot. Those who are anti-RCC are the just.

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Priest who committed suicide to have Catholic funeral services [View all] trotsky Mar 2016 OP

Do you prefer he be dumped in a landfill? rug Mar 2016 #1

That's not the only other options nichomachus Mar 2016 #2

What's your option? rug Mar 2016 #3

Have a non-Catholic service. Bury him in a secular cemetery. nichomachus Mar 2016 #4

And if his wishes, or his family's wishes, are for a Catholic funeral? rug Mar 2016 #5

Well he is going to have one nichomachus Mar 2016 #6

That is correct. This has been the practice for a long time. rug Mar 2016 #7

Yes, it is astounding skepticscott Mar 2016 #8

My, are you now a proponent of Catholic rituals? rug Mar 2016 #9

I'm a liberal skepticscott Mar 2016 #10

Some people with suspicious minds could reach the conclusion struggle4progress Mar 2016 #11

Thank goodness. rug Mar 2016 #12

Anti-catholic bigotry Cartoonist Mar 2016 #13

Anti-religous bigotry is a common accusation here skepticscott Mar 2016 #14

I am just tickled all pink to learn that you do not consider yourself a bigot struggle4progress Mar 2016 #15

Calling out problematic behaviour is not bigotry Lordquinton Mar 2016 #17

This thread is about whether the Catholics should have held a funeral for a suicide struggle4progress Mar 2016 #18

Bring those goalposts back here! Lordquinton Mar 2016 #19

I do not see how the observance or non-observance of such funeral rites struggle4progress Mar 2016 #22

that would be okay Angry Dragon Mar 2016 #21

Yeah, but I'm sure he repented before he pulled the trigger. mr blur Mar 2016 #16

While not wanting unnecessarily to belabor the obvious, I would note he's dead struggle4progress Mar 2016 #20