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trotsky

(49,533 posts)

13. Thanks for the personal insult.

Reply to upaloopa (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 07:29 PM

Oct 2014

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Would you care to address any of the points I made? Such as the fact that the RCC does indeed influence laws in countries - laws that affect everyone, not just Catholics?

Is that one of my "prejudices" that I perceive things like this happening?

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Never Mind, Catholic Church Will Probably Just Keeping Hating Gays Like Always [View all] trotsky Oct 2014 OP

Poor old Blank Frank mr blur Oct 2014 #1

So true. trotsky Oct 2014 #2

I'm still waiting for the bishops and archbishops in Uganda and Nigeria to be recalled theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #3

The people who really make me sick are those who rush to claim great changes have been made Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #4

The " Catholic Church" is a boogie man I think. upaloopa Oct 2014 #5

Totally irrelevant point. trotsky Oct 2014 #6

You are wrong upaloopa Oct 2014 #7

Wow, that is a powerful argument! cleanhippie Oct 2014 #8

And that is completely devoid of argument. rug Oct 2014 #9

Thanks for the personal insult. trotsky Oct 2014 #13

You do the victim thing well upaloopa Oct 2014 #16

I agree with you that not all Catholics are homophobes. trotsky Oct 2014 #17

I am not saying things well and am sorry for the post upaloopa Oct 2014 #25

I accept your apology. trotsky Oct 2014 #26

Thanks upaloopa Oct 2014 #27

I suggest you edit out "too bad your prejudices blind you" muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #20

I am sorry for my post upaloopa Oct 2014 #24

Thank you; I personally am not suffering muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #28

No not personal just poor word choices upaloopa Oct 2014 #29

"The Catholic Church" means exactly that: the institution, the RCC. Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #11

So your brother will marry edhopper Oct 2014 #18

And pedophilia has exactly what to do wit this? rug Oct 2014 #10

Wonkette is obviously another bigoted anti-theist who'll use any excuse to bash believers. beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #12

Why not let the Catholic Church determine birth control options for everyone? trotsky Oct 2014 #14

Too bad that level of willful ignorance isn't physically painful beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #15

But I'm not a woman, you see. trotsky Oct 2014 #19

I'd like to think it was ignorance and not selfishness that inspired such a comment. beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #21

Between that and the "rubbers" comment... trotsky Oct 2014 #22

Or if you simply work for a Catholic edhopper Oct 2014 #23