[Zakeet]

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.

[Gene Eric]

cino ping

[nickcarraway]

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.

And while were at it, let's start worshipping Thor!

[ari-freedom]

“Let’s start a movement within the Catholic Church”

nobody’s forcing anyone to be catholic and follow the pope.

[PetroniusMaximus]

“I am a Catholic and ...”

... a moron apparently.

[malkee]

This thread needs a “barf alert” warning. I at first thought an anti-Catholic zealot had posted it.

[Petronski]

Robert McElvaine, your mind is full of poop.

[NinoFan]

Um, there is nothing stopping this whiner from leaving the catholic church and picking another denomination.

[Robwin]

When I first started reading this I thought it was satire. But, no, it's just the customary bleatings of an anti-Catholic writing in the ever so Catholic friendly WaPO.

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?

[papertyger]

I am a Catholic and the idea that such a man is God's spokesperson on earth is absurd to me.

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...

[Global2010]

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.

[markomalley]

ping

[markomalley]

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.

[markomalley]

Last comment (from me):

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.

[Apparatchik]

I am a Catholic and...

No, apparently you are not.

[Poe White Trash]

Dear Penthouse Forum,

I am a Catholic, and...

[mikey_hates_everything]

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!

[RU88]

I'd like to start out by thanking you for posting this article. I typically will not visit the compost this early in the morning before taking my blood pressure medicine. Where to start! The only religion that Robert S. McElvaine, Professor of Arts and Letters Millsaps College practices is that of radical secularism, not Catholicism. His many years in the Academy has reduced his beliefs of Catholicism to that of a primitive superstition. Those same beliefs are counter intuitive to 2000 years of Church teachings. This notion that the Catholic Church should “change with the times” and conform to whatever cultural “norms” of the day are would surely be it's swan song. Moral authority would be diminished to the point of making the Church irrelevant, which is exactly his intent. Look at some of the main line Protestant Church's and their shifts in cultural policies and the corresponding declines in membership as a guidepost. I'm sure he would like nothing better than to see women ordained as priests, establish same sex marriage, and have a policy for unlimited abortions but these are not the tenets of the “authoritative” and “patriarchal” Church. He, like many other Catholics expect the Church to conform to their personal beliefs. It would seem impossible that a person believes in a religion when he rejects what a religion proclaims.

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.

[browniexyz]

Please note this incredibly ignorant article is written by an “academic” — clearly one of the highest order!!!

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