Comments on: Why Can’t The Pope Apologize? http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/ Free of an agenda. Except that gay one. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:35:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: M Shane http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-51003 M Shane Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:28:53 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-51003 I seriously doubt that the church will ever refiorm on the m atters related to sex, they are to hard set in everything that they've taught as "phl losophy". In doung some tangential research, I discovered that they made several new mortal sins, which I can't believe are takren that seriously: one against (1) "two much wealh" and one in opposition to 'social injustice".. both of which seem pretty hypocritical. I seriously doubt that the church will ever refiorm on the m atters related to sex, they are to hard set in everything that they’ve taught as “phl losophy”.
In doung some tangential research, I discovered that they made several new mortal sins, which I can’t believe are takren that seriously: one against (1) “two much wealh” and one in opposition to ‘social injustice”.. both of which seem pretty hypocritical.

]]> By: Jack Jett http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50979 Jack Jett Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:00:04 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50979 If you look close at this photo you can see he is holding a bottle of RUSH in his hands. If you look close at this photo you can see he is holding a bottle of RUSH in his hands.

]]> By: Charley http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50930 Charley Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:33:51 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50930 The Catholic priests call the police on a homeless person ,sleeping outside on the steps, rather than helping him. Bottom line, they have no compassion for anyone, except to those who give money, or leave property to them in a will. Catholic dogma is, , based on superstition, instilling sexual guilt and control. Shows how dumb the media is for reporting his visit 24/7, and the gullible public eats it up, as if he really was second in line to their god. The Catholic priests call the police on a homeless person ,sleeping outside on the steps, rather than helping him.
Bottom line, they have no compassion for anyone, except to those who give money, or leave property to them in a will.
Catholic dogma is, , based on superstition, instilling sexual guilt and control. Shows how dumb the media is for reporting his visit 24/7, and the gullible public eats it up, as if he really was second in line to their god.

]]> By: q http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50913 q Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:08:51 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50913 he won't apologize for his harmful words against the gay community, we just have to hope for a more progressive pope next time http://www.queersunited.blogspot.com he won’t apologize for his harmful words against the gay community, we just have to hope for a more progressive pope next time

http://www.queersunited.blogspot.com

]]> By: marcus http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50908 marcus Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:59:51 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50908 Fuck that old queen and all the others that came before him. The Catholic church is nothing but an evil, money making, empire and he is the C.E.O. The bullshit he put out is just trying to keep the shareholders from leaving and taking their cash with them. The church is dying a slow death but it will fight till the end, just wait about 20 years and the only people praying with their rosaries will be in lunatic asylums. Fuck that old queen and all the others that came before him. The Catholic church is nothing but an evil, money making, empire and he is the C.E.O. The bullshit he put out is just trying to keep the shareholders from leaving and taking their cash with them. The church is dying a slow death but it will fight till the end, just wait
about 20 years and the only people praying with their rosaries will be in lunatic asylums.

]]> By: Peter Pan http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50895 Peter Pan Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:24:53 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50895 Dear sheeple, please watch the free Zeitgeist movie on zeitgeistmovie.com and be amazed! xx Dear sheeple, please watch the free Zeitgeist movie on zeitgeistmovie.com and be amazed! xx

]]> By: Ryan http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50889 Ryan Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:37:11 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50889 I got quite fed up of waiting for the church to "reform" and actually admit that it's done wrong over and over and over again... and impliment changes to sure these things don't happen again. Being from Greater Boston, I got to see this scandal up front and clear. Needless to say, between that and the fact they closed schools down in some cases right before kids were going to have their graduations... leaving the Church, as a confirmed catholic, was a much easier decision than I thought it would be. I'm quite glad the Pope isn't being apologetic, though, because the Catholic Church has surely been it's own worse enemy for a very, very long time. I got quite fed up of waiting for the church to “reform” and actually admit that it’s done wrong over and over and over again… and impliment changes to sure these things don’t happen again. Being from Greater Boston, I got to see this scandal up front and clear. Needless to say, between that and the fact they closed schools down in some cases right before kids were going to have their graduations… leaving the Church, as a confirmed catholic, was a much easier decision than I thought it would be. I’m quite glad the Pope isn’t being apologetic, though, because the Catholic Church has surely been it’s own worse enemy for a very, very long time.

]]> By: nikko http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50888 nikko Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:28:39 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50888 And such is the Roman Catholic Church and it will always be: man-made bullshit that needs to be destroyed once and for all. Amen. And such is the Roman Catholic Church and it will always be: man-made bullshit that needs to be destroyed once and for all. Amen.

]]> By: kevin57 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50862 kevin57 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:10:53 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50862 The priests are being thrown under the bus by the bishops, and this bishop of Rome. I think it's all a diversionary trick to keep attention off the enablers. Why are priests kicked out, but those in authority over them aren't? Why do they themselves lack the balls to resign forthwith? The priests are being thrown under the bus by the bishops, and this bishop of Rome. I think it’s all a diversionary trick to keep attention off the enablers. Why are priests kicked out, but those in authority over them aren’t? Why do they themselves lack the balls to resign forthwith?

]]> By: Bill Perdue http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50819 Bill Perdue Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50819 They've already paid out roughly three billion dollars to settle lawsuits, but EMB is right, that figure would rise exponentially if they admitted guilt with an apology. In any case an apology for coddling and enabling boy rapists or for inciting violence against GLBT folks just won't cut it. It would even give them an out they don’t deserve. During WWII the papacy supported Hitler’s ‘war on communism”, i.e. the murder of 22 million Soviet citizens. At the same time these dismal reactionaries refused to comment on the Holocaust although they knew all about it. Then, just a few years ago, the vatican ‘apologized’ and swept it all under the rug. Instead of asking for one of their rancid apologies a better response might be to demand that Congress redefine them as (a bad) part of the entertainment industry and tax them to death. It seems like a fitting way to treat a death cult. They’ve already paid out roughly three billion dollars to settle lawsuits, but EMB is right, that figure would rise exponentially if they admitted guilt with an apology.

In any case an apology for coddling and enabling boy rapists or for inciting violence against GLBT folks just won’t cut it. It would even give them an out they don’t deserve. During WWII the papacy supported Hitler’s ‘war on communism”, i.e. the murder of 22 million Soviet citizens. At the same time these dismal reactionaries refused to comment on the Holocaust although they knew all about it. Then, just a few years ago, the vatican ‘apologized’ and swept it all under the rug.

Instead of asking for one of their rancid apologies a better response might be to demand that Congress redefine them as (a bad) part of the entertainment industry and tax them to death. It seems like a fitting way to treat a death cult.

]]> By: Dom http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50791 Dom Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:03:48 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50791 Nice hat! But shouldn't it be red to go with his donated Prada shoes. What do you expect from Ratzi. He once said he had to join the Nazi Party as a youth in order to be able to attend school. I'll bet that made all of those Jewish college students who got gassed at the camps feel SO much better. Nice hat! But shouldn’t it be red to go with his donated Prada shoes.
What do you expect from Ratzi. He once said he had to join the Nazi Party as a youth in order to be able to attend school. I’ll bet that made all of those Jewish college students who got gassed at the camps feel SO much better.

]]> By: Jack Jett http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50789 Jack Jett Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:55:36 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50789 Fuck her! Fuck her!

]]> By: M Shane http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50786 M Shane Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:46:52 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50786 He won't apologise since that means admiting that the church did something wrong, andthe Pope is "Infalible"=p.s. can't make mistakes..Doesn't he just look like the wicked old witch from the West! He won’t apologise since that means admiting that the church did something wrong, andthe Pope is “Infalible”=p.s. can’t make mistakes..Doesn’t he just look like the wicked old witch from the West!

]]> By: M Shane http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50782 M Shane Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:39:02 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50782 Strange that the pope was so insightful of the abuse problem that he just told them to back to a priest. That must be reassuring. Catholicism has undoubtedly come face to face with an issue that has been alive and more than well for centuries. Curiously, clerical abuse has only become an issue after the insect and child abuse matter stuck it's ugly head out as a real psychotheraputic consideration. Freud had insisted that most instances of abuse were matters of projected imaginings by the patient. Alice Miller a German shrink wrote a number of books claiming that the imaginations were of real events. Then everyone started claiming the events as real and by golly it was the American priests. Funny that in other countries everyone thinks it would be shameful to finger a priest (go to hell?). The idiocy behind Catholicism is very different than that behind the Petacostal and Baptist Brand of insanity. Thier beliefs don't have anything to do with the Bible but rather with church "philosophy" that comes down from Artiostotle thru Thomas Aquinas it has to do with a bunch of pretentious crap about what the "natural" purpose of sex = to have babies and nothing else. No jerking off, no pills, abortion, or having sex with your buddys. This is a hundreds of year old pretense of being "philosophical" . Stupid as hell philosohy, but they've been teaching it as "fact" forever and it's not going to change. They would have to admit that all of the Church fathers were full of Crap it they did. BTW, in relation to incest and child abuse Alice Millar wrote a whole book about why the Germans had such a high incidence and connected it with the barbarism and conformity of Nazism. Strange that the pope was so insightful of the abuse problem that he just told them to back to a priest. That must be reassuring.

Catholicism has undoubtedly come face to face with an issue that has been alive and more than well for centuries. Curiously, clerical abuse has only become an issue after the insect and child abuse matter stuck it’s ugly head out as a real psychotheraputic consideration. Freud had insisted that most instances of abuse were matters of projected imaginings by the patient. Alice Miller a German shrink wrote a number of books claiming that the imaginations were of real events. Then everyone started claiming the events as real and by golly it was the American priests. Funny that in other countries everyone thinks it would be shameful to finger a priest (go to hell?).

The idiocy behind Catholicism is very different than that behind the Petacostal and Baptist Brand of insanity. Thier beliefs don’t have anything to do with the Bible but rather with church “philosophy” that comes down from Artiostotle thru Thomas Aquinas it has to do with a bunch of pretentious crap about what the “natural” purpose of sex = to have babies and nothing else. No jerking off, no pills, abortion, or having sex with your buddys. This is a hundreds of year old pretense of being “philosophical” . Stupid as hell philosohy, but they’ve been teaching it as “fact” forever and it’s not going to change. They would have to admit that all of the Church fathers were full of Crap it they did.
BTW, in relation to incest and child abuse Alice Millar wrote a whole book about why the Germans had such a high incidence and connected it with the barbarism and conformity of Nazism.

]]> By: emb http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50769 emb Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:46:43 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50769 The pope can't apologize because of MONEY, dears. If the church formally acknowledges not only the sexual abuse but the subsequent efforts to cover up the events and protect the priests involved, it leaves its considerable coffers exposed to lawsuits by the victims. As usual with this or any other "religious" organization, it'a all about protecting the finances. The pope can’t apologize because of MONEY, dears. If the church formally acknowledges not only the sexual abuse but the subsequent efforts to cover up the events and protect the priests involved, it leaves its considerable coffers exposed to lawsuits by the victims.

As usual with this or any other “religious” organization, it’a all about protecting the finances.

]]> By: Z. http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50755 Z. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:00:05 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50755 I'm sooo over with this POPE nonsense! useless! http://www.ilovezeren.com I’m sooo over with this POPE nonsense! useless!
http://www.ilovezeren.com

]]> By: Paul Raposo http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50751 Paul Raposo Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:56:23 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50751 I remember a friend telling me that the Papal letter his priest read out in church regarding the abuse was about a paragraph long and took a minute to read. The letter he read condemning equal marriage was four pages long and seemed to go on forever. One of the main tenets of their opposition to equal marriage was to "protect" children. I remember a friend telling me that the Papal letter his priest read out in church regarding the abuse was about a paragraph long and took a minute to read. The letter he read condemning equal marriage was four pages long and seemed to go on forever. One of the main tenets of their opposition to equal marriage was to “protect” children.

]]> By: foofyjim http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50746 foofyjim Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:51:03 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/why-cant-the-pope-apologize-20080421/#comment-50746 The pope doesn't approve of freedom and happiness? Didn't I read something about "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" somewhere? Where could that have been? Oh right! The Declaration of Independence! That was Thomas Jefferson paraphrasing John Locke about inalienable rights and the founding of our country. I say if the pope don't like it, he should go back to Rome and continue to play dress-up with his red Prada shoes and funny hats while the rest of humanity figures out that Catholicism has nothing to do with reality and the modern world. I'll take my moral lessons from Jefferson and Locke over Benedict any day. The pope doesn’t approve of freedom and happiness?

Didn’t I read something about “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” somewhere? Where could that have been? Oh right! The Declaration of Independence! That was Thomas Jefferson paraphrasing John Locke about inalienable rights and the founding of our country.

I say if the pope don’t like it, he should go back to Rome and continue to play dress-up with his red Prada shoes and funny hats while the rest of humanity figures out that Catholicism has nothing to do with reality and the modern world. I’ll take my moral lessons from Jefferson and Locke over Benedict any day.

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