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In reply to the discussion: Spot the difference on this Pope. [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)20. So how does that relate to his years of venom spewing hate attacks against gay people in his
home country? How does that relate to the efforts by Dolan and others to protect RCC wealth from being taken by the victims of RCC predators? Is that more written law that trumps all other laws, trumps right, wrong and Jesus words and replaces them all with a human set of dogmas that no one can change? People wrote that shit, people can change it.
Any philosophy that sees women and gay people as less than equal to straight men is pure evil. Especially when they coddle child abusers, and the term child abuser is overly kind to these men who claim superiority to others.
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No control over Doctrine. What he has control of is "Interpretation of Doctrine."
Katashi_itto
Nov 2013
#11
Others will not ignore the enemies of equality, choice and kindness just to please folks who wish
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#21
So how does that relate to his years of venom spewing hate attacks against gay people in his
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#20
Those are your feelings about the Church,which has absolutely nothing to do with the authorityof the
Drahthaardogs
Nov 2013
#23
A large part of the right wing fundamentalist crowd already disown the Catholic Church
MH1
Nov 2013
#10
"...right wing fundamentalist crowd already disown the Catholic Church as not being true Christians"
greiner3
Nov 2013
#16
It is offensive when people claim Francis is accepting of LBGT people when he is a global leader
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#14
Both are aggressive anti gay propagandists and political activists who also oppose reproductive
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#12
Who knew that Pat Robertson could have been a DU hero if he'd worn the right costumes?
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#19