Wednesday, December 24, 2008

THE POPE'S BIGOTRY AND INTOLERANCE It is astounding how our big shots are always able to ruin the Christmas of millions of people. The catholic church has again put its foot in it, as they have been doing for centuries. The nincompope has spoken. SFGate: "All dressed up to preach bigotry and intolerance at Christmastime: Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican this week. Said the New York taxi driver to the American journalist several years ago in a heavy, Italian immigrant's accent: 'If ya no play-a da game, ya no can make-a da rules.' The streetwise philosopher was commenting on the pronouncements of the late Pope John Paul II, the erstwhile head of the Roman Catholic Church who was known for preaching intolerance and bigotry under a cloak of good-sounding platitudes. That pontiff's obligatory celibacy never stopped him from telling other people what to do - or not to do - with their bodies when it came to sexual matters. Today, Pope Benedict XVI, the former Hitler Youth member who was once known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, appears to continue his predecessor's practice of encouraging hate in the guise of moral teaching (or whatever it is he thinks he's disseminating). At a Christmastime gathering of Roman Catholic Church honchos at the Vatican this week, Ratzinger-Benedict 'said he believes it is as important to save transsexuals and homosexuals as it is to save the rain forests'. Ratzinger-Benedict said: 'The tropical rain forests deserve our protection, ... but man, as a creature, does not deserve any less.' Notes the British newspaper the Daily Mail: 'This month, the Vatican opposed a proposed [United Nations] declaration, backed by all 27 European Union states, calling for an end to the practice of criminalizing and punishing people for their sexual orientation. The declaration was seen as an important condemnation of countries such as Iran and Saudi Arabia, where homosexuality can be punished by death.'" The catholic church still lives in the Middle Ages. They have gained and reinforced their power with military might and destroyed as much of other cultures as they could, even using torture. The catholic church has a history of scandals, and they still continue with their godforsaken policies, like condemning birth control methods, making them responsible for the HIV deaths of tens of thousands of people. If there is a threat to our civilization it is from the catholic church. 11:21:20 AM

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