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trotsky

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25. As you yourself have acknowledged, our positions here on the pope will have no affect on anything.
Thu Oct 31, 2013, 04:55 PM
Oct 2013

So why are you so intent on judging others who don't share your position?

You wrote, "He is moving the roman church toward Christ's one commandment" NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #1
thanks. for the text nt arely staircase Oct 2013 #2
I have to say I like him. I hope he moves the church to be more inclusive. Time will tell and we hrmjustin Oct 2013 #3
+ 1 nt arely staircase Oct 2013 #4
Since its a rebuttal of my post, do you have any evidence for your post... Humanist_Activist Oct 2013 #5
I am relying on he man's words and deeds as well as faith. nt arely staircase Oct 2013 #7
His deeds will dissapoint you then. AtheistCrusader Oct 2013 #8
given your DU handle I assume arely staircase Oct 2013 #9
Except that this isn't about *me*, it's about people being suckered by an act. AtheistCrusader Oct 2013 #10
time will tell arely staircase Oct 2013 #12
Daniel O'Connel and his Catholic Association was an 18th century Irish Catholic... Humanist_Activist Oct 2013 #14
lol arely staircase Oct 2013 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author arely staircase Oct 2013 #30
A good post. rug Oct 2013 #6
Very nicely said and I tend to agree with you. cbayer Oct 2013 #11
What fucking change? What I see are people supporting a homophobic, misogynistic, man based on... Humanist_Activist Oct 2013 #13
Thanks for making my point for me. cbayer Oct 2013 #15
So instead of presenting evidence of this man's change of heart, you try to win rhetorical points? Humanist_Activist Oct 2013 #16
No, I live in a totally fantasy based world where words sometimes cbayer Oct 2013 #17
But his words are words of a conservative Catholic... Humanist_Activist Oct 2013 #18
Some of the words I have heard him say I have not heard any Pope before him say. cbayer Oct 2013 #19
He is reaffirming, not reassessing those positions, what evidence do you have... Humanist_Activist Oct 2013 #20
A change in tone is not a change in substance, but that doesn't make it completely cbayer Oct 2013 #21
The statements he made about LGBT people were lifted straight out of the Catechism... Humanist_Activist Oct 2013 #22
It matters to me, and, more importantly, it matters to a lot of catholics. cbayer Oct 2013 #23
Problem is, I see the opposite, quite literally, when he said that... Humanist_Activist Oct 2013 #24
I agree that this didn't go very far and there has been some contradictory messages. cbayer Oct 2013 #26
Uhm, what? Did he tie his hands himself? Humanist_Activist Oct 2013 #27
I have wondered if they really expected him to change the tone or not. cbayer Oct 2013 #29
Yeah, lol. trotsky Nov 2013 #42
Francis could consecrate a lesbian cardinal tomorrow, okasha Nov 2013 #43
WTF? trotsky Oct 2013 #28
these are not the sentiments I have ever heard from the Bishop of Rome arely staircase Nov 2013 #45
That is my position exactly. arely staircase Oct 2013 #33
Episcopalians have set a great example of how a church can cbayer Oct 2013 #36
Yes, many are skeptical. trotsky Oct 2013 #38
Finally you admit it! cleanhippie Oct 2013 #40
As you yourself have acknowledged, our positions here on the pope will have no affect on anything. trotsky Oct 2013 #25
no i just posted upthread how they have in post 33 nt arely staircase Oct 2013 #34
Great, continue to argue with the person who said it! trotsky Oct 2013 #37
I rhink you actualy mistakenly replied to me arely staircase Oct 2013 #39
My post #25 is a reply to #11, which was written by cbayer. n/t trotsky Nov 2013 #41
thank you. arely staircase Oct 2013 #31
Hello arely staircase! cbayer Oct 2013 #32
I'm skeptical of how much he will really change Bradical79 Nov 2013 #44
that is legitimate scepticism nt arely staircase Nov 2013 #46
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