This article is the worst pile of Catholic bashing tripe I have seen in some time. The comments are also generally vile, and IMHO probably reflect the moral caliber of the ComPost's remaining readership.
Posted on 03/19/2009 12:27:17 AM PDT by Zakeet
Enough! No--Too much!
Amid all the justified outrage we all feel at Bernie Madoff and the AIG bandits, let us save some intense outrage for Pope Benedict XVI.
After insulting Muslims by declaring in 2006 that Muhammad had brought "things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached," after reiterating (through the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith) in 2008 that the subject of the ordination of women is not even open for discussion and declaring that anyone involved with the ordination of women will be automatically excommunicated, after lifting in January of this year the excommunication of Holocaust-denier Richard Williamson, now Benedict XVI opens a visit to Africa by telling the people of a continent decimated by AIDS that the distribution of condoms "increases the problem" of the spread of AIDS.
I am a Catholic and the idea that such a man is God's spokesperson on earth is absurd to me.
There are, of course, no provisions in the hierarchical institution set up, not by Jesus but by men who hijacked his name and in many cases perverted his teachings, for impeaching a pope and removing him from office. But there ought to be.
[Snip]
Let's start a movement within the Catholic Church to impeach Pope Benedict XVI and remove him from office. While we're at it, let's replace him with a woman.
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This article is the worst pile of Catholic bashing tripe I have seen in some time. The comments are also generally vile, and IMHO probably reflect the moral caliber of the ComPost's remaining readership.
cino ping
And while were at it, let's start worshipping Thor!
And kick it off by getting hammered!
“Let’s start a movement within the Catholic Church”
nobody’s forcing anyone to be catholic and follow the pope.
“I am a Catholic and ...”
... a moron apparently.
This thread needs a “barf alert” warning. I at first thought an anti-Catholic zealot had posted it.
Robert McElvaine, your mind is full of poop.
What? it’s certainly true. The Post can’t see how much misery this religion has unleashed on the world-all corners of the world. Baptist go radical, they might open a mission or sing off key (Oh no). Muslims who (not all of course) are kind of born again blow up planes and stone women to death, massacre unbelievers in Africa. It never ends.
No, he's not. A Catholic would understand the church's teachings on these things and accept them as faith and doctrine.
The bible makes it very clear that men are to lead; in the church and in the home.
The writer of this article needs to find a new age assembly of no god feel good cause everyone's going to heaven kind of church - aka, a church not founded on the BIBLE.
Um, there is nothing stopping this whiner from leaving the catholic church and picking another denomination.
Ah, sir, the Pope is the head of the Catholic Church, not you, and if you are dissatisfied in any way with what the Church or the Pope are saying, then buzz off and don't let the sacristy doors hit thee in the posterior on the way out.
Now when is the WaPO going to publish a story by this self-appointed Pope about the Church Obama attended, using some of the more colorful quotes of Da Revrund Wright? And then pose the $64 question to his Lordship: why didn't you leave that church earlier?
I am a Catholic and the idea this newsweak scribbler takes it upon himself to second guess the entire college of cardinals is absurd to me...
Yeah your right CINOES have been all over the MSM/Radio bashing Gods Church and our Rep. Pope Benedict.
The virtue of chasity (in reference to the condom issue) or in the sactity of a non adultrous marraige is a realistic obtainable goal.
What CINOs of the world do not want to face is there own lack of will to live a life that give revercance to the Lord.
BTW I cannot recommend enough for all to tune into EWTN and LISTEN to the message the Pope and missionaries of Africa are giving Live right now (these next few days).
Pope Benedict is meeting with those of the Muslim faith today.
That should be a very gracious on his behalf deliverance of words as the Rep for Gods Roman Catholic Church.
He is trying to convince readers that condoms work when getting hammered.
No more like a Catholic is denial.
Poor soul needs some tools.
Hear! Hear! The pope can say anything he likes!
“I am a Catholic and ...”
Yeah, wish more could understand that the Church is a community of faithful, not an ethnicity. If you do not share the faith, then you are not one. Either you believe or you leave. Not trying to sound discriminatory, but why are so many nonbelievers so obsessed with our community?
Well put.
Tho am I, buthter!
ONe of my favorite almost clean jokes!
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You want to see vitriol? If the local bishop, Wuerl, grows some cajones, then you’d see some vitriol.
This type of commentary on the Holy Father is just typical for the comPost.
The Pope recently wrote the following within a recent letter:
At times one gets the impression that our society needs to have at least one group to which no tolerance may be shown; which one can easily attack and hate. And should someone dare to approach them – in this case the Pope – he too loses any right to tolerance; he too can be treated hatefully, without misgiving or restraint.
I think that says it all.
Dear Penthouse Forum,
I am a Catholic, and...
How about we just impeach God because we don’t agree with the 10 commandments? That’s some arrogance that’s going to come back big on McElvaine some day. Obviously this guy doesn’t think there’s anything after death. The Church should annul any Sacraments he has received (if that’s possible) and then excommunicate him. Win-win!
Alexis de Tocqueville wrote that America's women were supremely religious because women were the protectors of morals. While the law permits Americans to do as they please, religion prevents them from contemplating, and forbids them to commit, what is rash or unjust. Americans hold religion as indispensable to the maintenance of republican institutions.
Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty can not.
> And while were at it, let’s start worshipping Thor!
or mohammad...
Please note this incredibly ignorant article is written by an “academic” — clearly one of the highest order!!!
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Obama Says A Baby Is A Punishment
Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”
Yep... apparently Robert doesn’t really have an understanding of what the church is all about.
I can answer that, I think. Socialism / Communism at its core is a belief that mankind can have paradise here on earth by perfecting the social systems in which man lives and works. Christianity at its core is a belief that mankind is irreparably flawed and cannot ever live in peace, comfort and ultimate salvation without God's grace. They are fundamentally opposed belief systems. Liberals (an all purpose name for Socialists / Communists) direct their ire at what they see as heresy, and since the Catholic Church is the largest Christian Church, Catholicism bears the brunt of the anger.
Was this actually published, or is this a joke?
Ho Hum. Too bad we cant zot that troll. I only wish we had a Catholic Zot from the Vatican.
Write an article like that, a worldwide ZOT from Vatican City. :O
fill of sh!t?
It was just sitting there. I had to.
Apparently, the author is a "Catholic in Name Only". He is a "Cafeteria Catholic" who picks and chooses what to believe. If he is in disagreement with the Church, there is no one to stop him from leaving.
Catholic Ping
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You are an idiot.
Such a thoughtful article warrants a response that is equally thoughtful:
Liar, liar, pants of fire.
As I detail in my latest book, "Grand Theft Jesus: The Hijacking of Religion in America" (Crown), the cardinal sin of the Catholic Church -- a literally deadly sin, if ever there was one -- is its opposition to birth control.
Uh huh. I'm not even sure where to begin on that one.
I guess the Methodists keep him around as a purported "Catholic" to show off to the neighbors. "See how ecumenical we are -- but this guy doesn't actually question any of our doctrines or (more importantly) our political positions."
May God grant Pope Benedict a very long and healthy life!
Well done.
Why?
Dear Washington Post Editors:
Bad news for you: McElvaine is not Catholic. I am. He makes your newspaper look stupider than it already does. That doesn’t bother me, but you might not like everyone laughing at you.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, etc.
Sincerely,
Judith Anne
As you can see HERE, McElvaine is the chairman of the history department at Millsaps. You can contact him directly via e-mail by clicking HERE, or you can phone him direct at (601) 974 -1291.
While you are at it, you might as well contact his boss, Dr. Francis Lucas by clicking HERE, or you can phone her at 800.352.1050. My guess, she hasn't yet read the editorial -- and the school might even have a code of professional conduct. You might want to ask.
Finally, you might consider contacting some of their Board of Trustees. You can find a list HERE.
Happy hunting.
>>I am a Catholic and the idea that such a man is God’s spokesperson on earth is absurd to me. <<
No sir, what is absurd is that you and your like-minded individuals, took over my church and destroyed it.
No sir, what is absurd is that you have replaced it with a LIB, PC institution that believes i nothing save your own beliefs.
No sir, what is absurd is that you consider yourself a Catholic.
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