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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCalls for Resignation Mount for Minnesota Archbishop in Scandals
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/us/calls-for-resignation-mount-for-minnesota-archbishop-in-scandals.html?emc=edit_th_20140716&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=46529169&_r=0-snip-
Just two years ago, the Roman Catholic archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis was making headlines as a leader in the battle against same-sex marriage. But for the last year and a half, the archbishop, John C. Nienstedt, has been battling to hold onto his post in the face of a series of scandals, which further deepened on Tuesday with the filing of an explosive affidavit by the former chancellor of the archdiocese.
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Calls for Resignation Mount for Minnesota Archbishop in Scandals (Original Post)
LiberalElite
Jul 2014
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What a corrupt, vile hypocritical criminal this Archbishop of the Catholic Church is, this hate
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
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rurallib
(62,406 posts)1. Just another Corporate leader working deals for his business
that is what I see. Anti-marriage equality is one of their top products. Got to keep it shiny and out on a front shelf.
The whole pedophile thing gives the corporation a bad reputation and must be hidden and covered up. Much like cancer for tobacco companies or the cancers that Monsanto causes.
Wounded Bear
(58,647 posts)2. I've long considered the Catholic Church to be...
the prototypical multi-national corporation. Big money, no national loyalties, international political influence, enough charity work and support for the arts to put up a good facade. They've been doing it for centuries.
rurallib
(62,406 posts)3. and selling a product of questionable value, if any.
Wounded Bear
(58,647 posts)4. a product that everybody seems to like and/or need...
that is inherently easy to manipulate into being destructive.
Yep.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)5. What a corrupt, vile hypocritical criminal this Archbishop of the Catholic Church is, this hate
monger. Of course Francis will support this vermin unto the end.