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Atheists & Agnostics

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23. I believe that members of most religions sense that the end of their ideology is near...

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 12:48 PM

Dec 2013

And they will not go quietly.

This PR offensive by the Vatican is meant to forestall that, for a little while at least.

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So this Pope isn't a bigoted, heartless, homophobic, child-abuse enabler? So what? [View all] mr blur Dec 2013 OP

Actually, Francis is a bigot and a homophobe. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #1

He's not quite as bad as the last guy! Hoo-fucking-ray! trotsky Dec 2013 #2

The last Fire Chief DID pour gasoline on everything. FiveGoodMen Dec 2013 #3

At the risk of going Godwin... trotsky Dec 2013 #5

Actually, they are. jeff47 Dec 2013 #6

But that's the thing - these aren't the pope's ideas. trotsky Dec 2013 #7

We'll see where it leads, but we should encourage it. jeff47 Dec 2013 #9

What does it mean to encourage it? trotsky Dec 2013 #10

By saying "good job" when someone does a good job jeff47 Dec 2013 #11

No, I said nothing about what it accomplishes. jeff47 Dec 2013 #15

Love that toon! progressoid Dec 2013 #8

He is many of those things Warpy Dec 2013 #16

Talk is cheap... rexcat Dec 2013 #17

Used to be anyone who questioned the pope... uriel1972 Dec 2013 #19

Don't hold your breath. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #20

Exactly. deucemagnet Dec 2013 #24

I'm really tired of the pope posts defacto7 Dec 2013 #21

They desperately want the Pope to be good LostOne4Ever Dec 2013 #22