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humblebum

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31. Kinda like our atheist friends supporting any organized atheism after so

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Thu May 24, 2012, 10:07 PM

May 2012

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15 year old girl 'Kidnapped For Vatican Sex Parties,' claims RCC's leading exorcist. [View all] cleanhippie May 2012 OP

I am not Catholic but I don't like this blanket condemnation of the Catholic Church. potone May 2012 #1

Liberal Catholics have been "rally(ing) around those ... trying to live up to Christ's teachings" trotsky May 2012 #6

Yep, if you want to live up to Christ's teachings find a different church that does better ButterflyBlood May 2012 #8

I took the first option ButterflyBlood May 2012 #7

I basically agree on this, but with a few reservations LeftishBrit May 2012 #44

I think the more liberal Catholics need to nail some more theses on the church doors. n/t backscatter712 May 2012 #45

I'll believe it when The National Enquirer tells me it's true. rug May 2012 #2

Maybe this will help. cleanhippie May 2012 #3

Thank you. May I return the favor? rug May 2012 #4

Nice red herring. cleanhippie May 2012 #5

I know that well, even though it's not apropos. rug May 2012 #9

Does your hypocrisy know ANY bounds? cleanhippie May 2012 #10

An observation is not a lecture. rug May 2012 #12

Good to know. Now I know you won't take my observation as one. cleanhippie May 2012 #14

Huffington Post got it from the Telegraph, who got it from La Stampa, who struggle4progress May 2012 #11

Does he not speak for the church then? cleanhippie May 2012 #13

Are you asking: does everything, that he ever says, qualify as an official church pronouncement? struggle4progress May 2012 #15

Maybe she wasn't kidnapped for sex parties EvilAL May 2012 #16

Porn Again Christians cbayer May 2012 #17

so. EvilAL May 2012 #18

Just that everything that gets posted on the internet is not necessarily true. cbayer May 2012 #19

I know that, but EvilAL May 2012 #20

I don't know. Who you going to believe. cbayer May 2012 #22

Like I said before, EvilAL May 2012 #25

Yeah, but if he fabricated (or fantasized) the part about her being kidnapped, cbayer May 2012 #26

Yeah, I have a hard time to give him any EvilAL May 2012 #27

EvilAL, it's been a pleasure to talk with you. cbayer May 2012 #34

cheers.. EvilAL May 2012 #38

How many red herrings do they have? n/t trotsky May 2012 #23

It has to be said: the man is nuttier than a Snickers bar muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #21

Of course he is. trotsky May 2012 #24

This story has a lot going for it. A cold case, a creepy priest that the students are warned to dimbear May 2012 #28

I can't wait for the movie. cbayer May 2012 #40

Have to say, though skepticscott May 2012 #29

yeah, if he started when he was 15 EvilAL May 2012 #30

Well, maybe some people skepticscott May 2012 #39

The article has a correction posted on that. laconicsax May 2012 #36

His credibility is an issue Bad Thoughts May 2012 #43

Kinda like our atheist friends supporting any organized atheism after so humblebum May 2012 #31

This isn't a general "how can a religious person support a religious organization" thing. Goblinmonger May 2012 #32

hmmmm EvilAL May 2012 #33

Hey cbayer. laconicsax May 2012 #35

Hope you weren't holding your breath skepticscott May 2012 #42

We've had this discussion with humblebum many times. backscatter712 May 2012 #46

This article doesn't look very credible. laconicsax May 2012 #37

The original Italian source is in #11 muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #41