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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPope Pulls A Palin
First Pope to Resign in 600 YearsTHE HOLY SEE YA LATER
Very much more serious is the role of Joseph Ratzinger, before the church decided to make him supreme leader, in obstructing justice on a global scale. After his promotion to cardinal, he was put in charge of the so-called "Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith" (formerly known as the Inquisition). In 2001, Pope John Paul II placed this department in charge of the investigation of child rape and torture by Catholic priests. In May of that year, Ratzinger issued a confidential letter to every bishop. In it, he reminded them of the extreme gravity of a certain crime. But that crime was the reporting of the rape and torture.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting_words/2010/03/the_great_catholic_coverup.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/11/pope-benedict-xvi-to-resi_n_2660670.html
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Pope Pulls A Palin (Original Post)
kpete
Feb 2013
OP
So do I and I was raised Catholic (but think it is one of the most evil institutions
forestpath
Feb 2013
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sad-cafe
(1,277 posts)1. love the title
HAHA
I am not catholic so this doesn't rate serious for me, Our faith tells us we depend on God not a man with a funny hat, but just couldn't resist the funny headline
forestpath
(3,102 posts)2. So do I and I was raised Catholic (but think it is one of the most evil institutions
on the face of the earth).
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)3. Hahaha!
cali
(114,904 posts)4. well, that was stupid.
niyad
(113,213 posts)5. good one
Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)6. That title was PERFECTION!!! LOL!
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)7. I'm going to have to come up with a new "saying" regarding the pope.
I used to say, "is the pope Polish?" to anyone asking an obvious question (so much more refined than "Does a bear shit in the woods?" . Then it was "is the pope a Nazi?" I wonder what the next one will be.