As unspeakable as a pope ignoring complaints of sexual abuse by a priest? Gross.
Just try it, you SOB.
HEIL HITLER!, Professor Dawkins. Adolf would be proud of you.
Dawkins is an ass.
But the Roman Catholic Church has sheltered the worst types of criminals - child molesters - and as a former RC I find that horrific! It is exactly the kind of hierarchical excess that turned me away from the church in the first place.
When asked how the Vatican has jurisdiction, merely state that this is the Catholic church - aka: the universal church. Therefore it has jurisdiction everywhere.
:-P
Richard Dawson is just another fundamentalist religious fanatic.
(Re his "quip" in 2008 that to not believe in evolution one must be either ignorant, stupid or insane.)
It’s not the British. It’s Mr. Dawkins you have a problem with!
Catholic Italy? Have you been drinking varnish again?
Imagine how these two atheist would fair in an Islamic dominated society. What a foolish behavior they have embarked on.
Dawkins is a great writer, good for him. I am RC and appalled by this pope.
No, he won’t arrest him, you can’t, he is a head of state. But he is not a good man, and not deserving of the title of Pope.
Dawkins seems to be stretching things even from his own point of view. Is any Briton authorized to be able to carry out a “citizens arrest” on an alleged international malefactor? Can I capture Osama Bin Ladin dead or alive if he shows up in my backyard?
Ping!
A centurion's ear is liable to get sliced off in the dust up.
The Pope has diplomatic immunity, he is head of the Vatican State.
Hitchens is also an aggressive atheist bigot. Yes, he speaks against Islam. So what? He speaks against all religions. I think some clergyman rapped his knuckles when he was just a wee lad and he hasn't gotten over it yet. I guess he got all wee wee'd up, to borrow an expression from the 0.
:God:
I knew this was going to be the rationale. How is that working out for you?
As sad as it is to see the criminal acts— and the criminal covering up that a few in leadership positions did, I am still very happy and thankful to be Catholic. The acts of a small percentage of sinful men have nothing to do with the truth and worth of the Eucharist. The sacraments and my journey to Heaven are all that really matter.
I could never let the actions of criminals and idiots drive me away from Christ’s Church. Peter himself was a fool, a coward, and a denier at times; yet the other Apostles hung in there and continued to accept him as their leader. Even John, who stood alone without any of the other Apostles at the desolate foot of the cross, was back with the others by Pentecost. It must have been hard for him, having heard Peter deny Christ and having seen Peter run away when Christ needed him most. But John persevered. He remembered Christ’s words about love and forgiveness and redemption.
Malachi Martin on The New World Order Pt2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hb-ciFbdj4