Posted on 04/02/2005 2:33:03 PM PST by dukeman
Just in from DU regarding Pope John Paul II's death:
Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Sat Apr-02-05 05:03 PM
Original message
On the passing of Pope John Paul II
I would like to extend my condolences to the Catholic members of our community, and to anyone else who is mourning the passing of Pope John Paul II.
I am not a Catholic. I'm basically non-religious, although there was a time when I was a devout Protestant Christian. I have very fond memories of the time when I was active in my church, and I have an intense personal understanding of how it feels to have faith.
While I disagree with much of what the Pope stood for, my impression is that he seemed to be decent man who tried to do the right thing. Terms like "liberal" or "conservative" in this case just don't seem to fit, and may have the effect of obscuring a more subtle and nuanced truth. As many DUers have mentioned, John Paul II was generally conservative on issues like abortion, gay rights, women and married people in the priesthood, and contraception, but he was more liberal and spoke with great moral clarity on issues like poverty, the death penalty, the excesses of Capitalism, the Iraq war, and reaching out to other faiths.
At very least, there is arguably some consistency in his stated belief in a "culture of life," unlike the extremist nut-jobs running our country right now, whose idea of a "culture of life" only includes fetuses and one woman in Florida without any higher brain function. The stark contrast between the Pope's worldview and that of the current administration in our country does not make the current administration look very good, IMO. That contrast is made more obvious by the transparent efforts of the administration and the media to tie the two together. In the last 24 hours on CNN, I have seen both George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan compared to Pope John Paul II, despite the gaping ideological chasm between them.
I understand and agree with DU members who wish the Catholic Church did not discriminate against women and gays. But I hope we can all try to show some sensitivity to Catholics and other believers in our community, many of whom are upset by the news of the Pope's passing. It should be obvious that now is not an appropriate time for people to be expressing glee over anyone's death or posting other highly inflammatory comments. It is possible to discuss our legitimate disagreements without being disruptive or inflammatory.
This is a diverse community, and we disagree on many things. But I hope that during this time when many of our members are grieving, this community can be a source of support and understanding for our brothers and sisters of faith.
Because he knows having all the moonbats on DU express their joy at the Pope's passing would not look very good.
Frankly,I think it is a very well written directive.
There are idiots at DU,sure,and there are even a few idiots who have shown up on FR.
Sadly,that's the way it is.
Only the DUmmies could insult the Pope hours after he passes away. How low.
"We all have our crazies." - Rabbi Jon Stein.
I'm hoping they have the same warning for Jerry Falwell when he passes, but I'm not holding my breath.
DU and the democrats utterly hate Christians in general and the Pope in particular. This is just window-dressing.
"But I hope that during this time when many of our members are grieving, this community can be a source of support and understanding for our brothers and sisters of faith."
Good luck with that, Skinner.
I use to lurk around there quite a bit (it is always good to know what the enemy is up to), but I kept slipping on my own vomit so I had to quit.
It's driving them nuts that these share a common moral persuasion. The truth is, lefties hate all three of these men.
I looked at DU about an hour ago and was pleasantly surprised to see a lack of venom on the Pope thread. There were a few deleted comments, but mostly people saying how sad this was and RIP. Someone even mentioned Divine Mercy Sunday! However, I have no idea if these respectful posters are typical of DU'ers or a "fringe" element of that site.
It's merely a CYA effort.
LOL-- ROFL
The large number of deleted messages might providea a clue.
Hmmmmmm!
goto their thread and see how many posts have been deleted. Apparently the rules have been changed to not mock the pope that helped defeat their ideology. I guess showing the true face of the left is not a good idea right now. Now you see people write stuff like this:
"my momma says,
If you have nothing nice to say, don't say it at all."
" Since I don't want to break the rules
I'll bite my tongue regarding your comment."
They're still stinging a little from the negative publicity over one nutbar's post on DU raising conspiracy theories behind the 12/26 tsunami. The administrator is trying to nip things in the bud this time.
Yep, I think you right there.
The mods are going to be very busy over on the dark side.
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