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28. Well, superficially, I don't find Francis to be as creepy as Benedict. Not that that's saying much

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 04:54 AM

Jun 2013

given that Ratzinger always set off my Creep-O-Meter in a big way. And of course Francis, as expected, does seem to be a rather conservative sort, if not in the harshly reactionary way that his predecessor was. So as a "cultural Catholic" - i.e. raised/educated Catholic but non-practicing since childhood - who's fairly detached from these things, yet still somewhat emotionally invested, my general feeling about this Pope is considerably more positive than the last one. Though once again, that doesn't necessarily say a whole lot.

And BTW I totally agree with your point there. Happy people generally aren't all that inclined to lecture others.

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How does self-flaggelation get to this point? how does someone get so fearful of their testosterone? [View all] galileoreloaded Jun 2013 OP

Well I have to applaud him for keeping himself out of the gene pool. name not needed Jun 2013 #1

Maybe satire again? Denninmi Jun 2013 #2

Some dudes play the emasculated role to get laid. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #3

Man, that's a metric fuckton of self loathing... opiate69 Jun 2013 #4

I thought it was satire, until read some of the other articles. Behind the Aegis Jun 2013 #5

That's exactly my experience as well.. opiate69 Jun 2013 #7

yup and coming from me that says a lot,, howdy buddy loli phabay Jun 2013 #26

This sentence from the article made me lol mokawanis Jun 2013 #6

Yeah, I think it begs for a bit more life experience. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #10

Bizarre. I really feel sorry for the guy. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #8

my concern is that those terms have become code words for galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #9

Yeah, lacking a sense of balance or perspective can wind up with some weird stuff. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #11

Here's another post from the same guy. Might shed some light on why he is the way he is: nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #12

Sounds like this guy is against more than PIV... n/t Gore1FL Jun 2013 #13

I am curious TM99 Jun 2013 #14

I hesitate to get personal about a total stranger, but he does mention that he was sexually abused. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #15

Sexual abuse TM99 Jun 2013 #18

out of curiosity what is a sexologist, ive never heard of it before loli phabay Jun 2013 #27

Read this TM99 Jun 2013 #34

i dont get this idea that there has to be love, sex is fun especially when done right loli phabay Jun 2013 #29

People conflate "sex" and "love" to widely varying degrees. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #31

love is what i get with my family ie wife kids etc, does not stop me having fun loli phabay Jun 2013 #33

This is pretty messed up. HappyMe Jun 2013 #16

His views are on the fringe. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #17

It's not as if he's the first Major Nikon Jun 2013 #19

I disagree it's effective ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2013 #20

Point taken. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #21

As a general rule, I don't take advice from anyone whose motto is "I Feel Like Shit and Want To Die" Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #22

Yeah. Denninmi Jun 2013 #23

Agreed. His worldview is so obviously driven by depression, and general neurosis, that it pains me nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #24

And that should not be taken as a slam against depressed people. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #25

Well, superficially, I don't find Francis to be as creepy as Benedict. Not that that's saying much nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #28

That has been my impression thus far, too. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #30

Agreed all around. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #32