Cardinal Says U.S. Treated Saddam 'Like a Cow'

Yahoo! News / Reuters ^ | 12-16-2003 | Philip Pullella

[Eris]

Who cares, baby?

Go back to findling alter boys.

[Rutles4Ever]

This is so embarrassing. What on earth was he thinking when he made these stupid remarks? Saddam was treated with extraordinary humanity and justice compared to what he rightfully deserves. This just disgusts me.

Signed,

A disappointed, devout, practicing Catholic

[ninenot]

'Treated like a cow....'

So What? He's alive and still has all the OEM parts given by God and nature.

More than most of his enemies have...

Card. Martino has a bit of an emotional-outburst problem.

[dsc]

"Either the Church denounces this guy or he speaks for them. You can't have it both ways."

For the love of mike, you might give them a couple of minutes.

Knowing how the media work, there might be dozens of people lined up to denounce him, and can't get any coverage.

You can be pretty sure that if the Vatican does issue an official statement slamming this guy, the media will do their best to make sure you never find out about it.

[sinkspur]

Martino is pitiable himself.

He spent the run-up to the war, kowtowing to the Pope, screaming at the United States, calling us "criminal."

Now, he sheds tears over the humane treatment of a man who killed nearly half-a-million people in his brutal reign.

And the Church wonders why it's losing credibility in the eyes of Americans.

[ejo]

Sometimes you wonder, with captains steering our ships as this one obviously does...a crash is on the horizon.....besides you have to almost admit sheepishly the man's mouth did look unusually large.

[sinkspur]

This clown is not the Holy See, nor does he speak for the Holy See.

Unless someone in the Holy See contradicts him, his statement will represent the views of the Holy See.

I read nothing here that the Pope would disagree with.

[CWW]

Cardinal is a leftist from Spain and a very very very liberal social justice cardinal. He does not speak for the Catholic Church!

[general_re]

Cardinal Says U.S. Treated Saddam 'Like a Cow'

[1Old Pro]

Perhaps the good cardinal should worry more about young boys being treated like cows by his flock.

[dasboot]

My disgust at Lauren Hill is gone.

[dsc]

"Unless someone in the Holy See contradicts him, his statement will represent the views of the Holy See."

About as much as your statements do.

"I read nothing here that the Pope would disagree with."

Well, thank you for that authoritative proclamation on the thinking of John Paul II. You can check that with him the next time he has you over to the Vat for tea and crumpets.

And what a sharp contrast between your usual line and this talk of "kowtowing" to the Pope.

[The South Texan]

First the Catholic church leadership excuses child molesters.

Now we have the Catholic church leadership criticizing the US for capturing a modern day Hitler.

And the Catholic church leadership is wondering why they are losing parishoners to other denominations?

Message to the Catholic church leadership: Get a clue!

[TankerKC]

You are sooooooo correct in mentioning there was little pity by this cardinal for his innocent victims...

How do you know that? His “compassion” in this case may be unwarranted, but you don't know anything else about this cardinal. Or, do you? Share, please.

[dsc]

ROFLMHO.

[Major_Risktaker]

Cardinal Renato Martino, head of the Vatican's Justice and Peace department with his Arab appeasement speech maybe trying to save a few churches from being destroyed around the world by Muslims.

[mhking]

If that's the case, then he got better'n he deserved...

Just damn.

If you want on the new list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[Bluntpoint]

Cardinals only "speak" for the church when they say something that we agree with. They do not speak for the church when we don't agree with them.

Like, all those who claim abuse from priests are in it for the money. Until the priest confesses. Then we cite statistics that there is not that much more molestation taking place in the church than there is in the society at large. Then scream "Catholic basher" when some one posts an article about priestly abuse.

There! All clear?

[aruanan]

Cardinal Says U.S. Treated Saddam 'Like a Cow'

Well, they have been trying to milk him for information.

[dsc]

"Message to the Catholic church leadership: Get a clue!"

Message to The South Texan: the Church leadership is heavily infiltrated with people of the ilk that Pope Saint Pius X called "enemies of the Church."

We're having our difficulties, but the fight isn't over yet.

"Born in Beaumont dsc"