Oh, I can. Not the least bit surprised. I’ve never seen such hatred of Catholics until I joined FR back in 2004. Sure, some of the worst have been tossed off the site but it still exists here.
Why presume it is all about hating Catholics.
Maybe some if it is hating child molesters and those that cover for them.
There is no way anyone can convince me that Ratzinger didn’t know about the way the Church was covering up for child molesters.
When you see it over and over and over no matter the country no matter the time period you know it comes from the top.
To be fair, maybe he was forced into covering up for Child Molesters- especially the good Friend of the Previous Pope.
I knew very little about Catholics until I came to FR. The way they talk about non-Catholics and even about each other pretty much makes me apathetic to any of their troubles.