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Pope Leo speaks out against cardinal ordering blessings for gay couples
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And also a pedophile protector. Don't forget the church is full of them.
All major religions are full of pedophile protectors.
That's because they're essentially cults
Hey, just because they're a cult doesn't mean they attract and protect pedophiles. I've been in several cults that don't tolerate that shit.
Why are you joining cults? Seems like weird hobby.
Sometimes you just gotta keep looking until you find one that's the right fit, y'know?
hmm like which ones
The Cult of GILFS is probably pretty safe
Is it though, STD rates at old people living facilities are astronomical
Oh no that, that's definitely there. I meant from pedophiles.
Fair enough. I would hate to get an STD from a pedophile
every religion is a cult. That's how religions start.
All major institutions are full of paedophile protectors
I'm convinced that the church has always seen the molestation of boys as a recruitment strategy. Most go on with their lives after being abused, but some probably learn to like it, and they stay in the church, and then do it themselves. This has probably been a pattern for literally centuries, and is responsible for a significant number of recruits.
Celibacy has never been a strong draw, any other strategy that brings in recruits can't be easily dismissed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz77-E6Bi90
https://www.vatican.va/resources/index_en.htm
Whoever typed that was probably a child rapist themselves.
huh?
yall are just re-enacting 1800s america now
how was a random person working for the church a rapist?
proof?
you realize the KKK treated catholics like they treated black people
"all priests are pedophiles" is like "all black people are thieves"
It's nothing like that. Because all black people aren't thieves. That's racism. Calling all priests pedophiles is just facing reality.
Your entire religion is based around child molestation and rape. That is what your God is about. That is what your Jesus is about..
I have a hard time believing that Catholicism can be pure evil. I can accept that child molestation and rape play a major role, but EVERYTHING?
People are fucked up, yeah, but a lot of us are decent too
me when I provide genuine proof against their claims and they say "this was probably written by a pedophile" QUITE LITERALLY WHAT
It's exactly like that
Must be pretty poorly done then considering nowhere in the Bible does it encourage or condone rape or child molestation
I would like ANY sort of proof for this
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This just in: Hell still above 0°C !
I feel like hell would use a deliberately obtuse temperature scale, like Rankine.
From the way he has been talked about on the web for several months you would guess he wasn't
When everyone else seems to be in a race to the shitheel bottom, the Catholic Church remaining who they’ve always been feels somewhat better in comparison.
What did he even say that enticed people?!
What psycho countries do you live in?
So many people are cowering in the face of this fascist admin that anyone willing to stand up at all is given props by many. Look at Anthropic, they’re shady as hell and people are still gobbling their knobs for at least having some level of standards.
My prime minister stood up to Usa. Most of Europe did. While bring far more progressive. People should drop the pope and praise us instead.
Which prime minister?
Mette Fredriksen
This kind of happens every time. I remember when we got the German/Polish Pope and he was also supposed to be really progressive. And then he turned out to be just another Catholic. :D