His Holiness, Pope Nixon II.

Feb 11, 2013 21:29

Not since the 1400s has a pontiff resigned. But that's what Josef Cardinal Ratzenberger (aka Pope Benedict) announced today ( Read more... )

religious vomit, women's issues

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ladyana5 February 12 2013, 23:48:59 UTC
Absolutely. He deserves a prison cell just like Dubya and Darth Cheney. White male privilege strikes again. _growl_ Forgot to add I've actually heard so-called Catholics say things like, "Why are all these supposed child rape cases suddenly coming out now? They just want money from the church!" Oh yeah, blame the victim to justify your blind faith.

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gardnerhill February 13 2013, 04:53:25 UTC
Oooh, yeah. My parents are late-80s daily-Mass Catholics - and Mom's a convert to Catholicism, i.e. more Catholic than the Pope. They're definitely in the "those lying homosexuals are persecuting those poor old priests" camp - or worse, "That was ages ago, why don't they just forgive them and move on?" (when if it was anyone BUT a Catholic authority figure molesting children the electric chair would be too good for him).

If you're rich enough, nothing bad seems to stick to you.

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