Posted on 01/12/2015 4:45:18 PM PST by Gillibrand
It seems that most of the commentators here have missed the point.
“It is a sign of strength to be able to laugh at some traits of the institution to which we belong, because it is a way of saying that what we value is beyond always transient and imperfect forms.”
OK class: compare and contrast the way these Catholics react to satirical cartoons about their faith, to the ways radical Muslims react to satirical cartoons about their faith. Which group is the most mature, civilized, and worthy of emulation?
It amazes me what people go through these days to come off as being drooling, blithering idiots. Everybody wants to be an idiots. Like being a sexual deviant, being an idiot is “in” in today’s world.
...and what?
Now you can make fun of Catholics with the Jesuit priests blessing, but not Mohammed.
Exactly. Although - if they wanted to take it a bit further they could explain or clarify some of the possible images (I couldn’t get it to load).
Well, I don’t pretend to understand their thinking for sure, but perhaps they are trying to shame the terrorists by having their “prophet” apologize for their behavior? and the “all is forgiven” probably needs a sarcasm tag.
Although I might agree with you, I need to point out a common failure of intellect.
Any opinion might be interesting.
Opinions without a dollop of backup rational justification for criticism, not so much.
Catholics haven’t attacked Charlie Hebdo, so why would they need to prove anything?
The Muslims won’t see it as— gee, look Catholics will even print the cartoons themselves! Aren’t the Catholics righteous, comfortable with their religion and have a good sense of humor.
The ones that this display is meant to target and teach will look at as a show as Catholics think so little of their religion that they would do such a filthy thing. The Islamist think different.
Subtlety is totally lost on the "knee jerk brigade..."
which fits with the constant, traditional, teaching of the Church.
Funny how things that fit a particular agenda spread like wildfire and those that don't are ignored. Seems like as many people who claim to be solid Catholics pick and choose what they make sure spreads far and wide the same way the MSM does.
JMHo
This should give the Very Famous Moderate Muslims an idea.
They could show their support for Free Speech and their criticism of the Very Famous Radical Muslims by publishing some satirical Muslim comics of their own.
(insert sound of crickets chirping here)
The Pope is a Jesuit, but it’s pretty meaningless. When a member of a religious order becomes a bishop, he is released from his vows. He is no longer a subject of any superior in the order he belonged to.
It definitely does NOT mean that the Jesuits suddenly have all sorts of power and influence in the Vatican.
The Jesuits are dying out, fast. The youngest Jesuit in Spain is 75 years old, or will be in several years. All that will remain of the Jesuits in another 20 years is cemeteries and apostate universities that the Jesuits sold to the Muslim Brotherhood years ago.
Of course it's pointless for these Jesuits to post these cartoons. Even if you can follow the French slang (jokes are especially hard to translate) it's impossible they would shame Muslims by showing them how tolerant we are to blasphemy. But it does contrast a confident religion to one that just can't stand up to competition of any sort.
In other words, hey Muslims, you're all nothing but a bunch of pu$$ies and your prophet sucks a$$ and swallows!
That’s Comrade Jesuit Pope to you!
Very good joke, and thanks for the correction.
Ya can’t make this stuff up!
Bergoglio was a Jesuit.
When a religious becomes a bishop, he is released from his religious vows, and no longer has a superior in his former order.
Actually, he’s a Jesuit
You didn’t see post #16.
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