Pope enthralls large crowd with message of love, mercy

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10. Categorically absurd

A conclave of conservative cardinals elected a conservative pope who made it abundantly clear, in no uncertain terms, that he has no intention of revisiting the church's attitudes towards homosexuals or abortion. Any wish for reform in these categories would be ill-placed under such circumstances.

No, I doubt many DUers would explicitly condone bigotry towards gays or women, but any DUer who occupies a pew in a Catholic church ostensibly lends credibility towards those who do. Any DUer who puts money in the collection plate funds a homophobic, misogynist organization, not to mention contributes monetarily to the legal defenses of dioceses displaying systemic patterns of child rape and criminal complicity thereof.

These aren't personal insults. They are criticisms of behaviors not in keeping with the tenets of progressivism. I understand some may feel that being told their money is quite visibly not where their mouths are is insulting and rude, but the criticisms are nonetheless legitimate. The church is diametrically opposed to many mainstream progressive values, and supporting them hurts our cause. Simple.