Sioux City Bishop Calls For Christians To ‘Violently Oppose’ ‘Evil’ Birth Control Rule

[47of74]

Sigh.

Appearing on a webcast hosted by the conservative Family Research Council, Walker Nickless, the Bishop of Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, warned the Obama administration’s new contraception policy is the work of “the devil,” who “wants to silence the [Catholic] Church’s voice.” During the interview, first flagged by Right Wing Watch, Nickless said, “The power of evil, the devil, is certainly looking everywhere where the power of evil can make a difference.” “And that’s why we’ve got to stand up and violently oppose this,” he added, “we cannot let darkness overshadow us.” Watch it:

While it’s unclear if Nickless is calling for literal violence in opposition to the mandate — something that’s difficult to square with Jesus Christ’s teaching that “if someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other” — or merely calling for strong resistance, his comment underscores the extreme rhetoric with which some religious conservatives have responded to the Obama Administration’s effort to ensure that all women have access to contraception. Some recently told Sean Hannity they’d be willing to die before complying with the law.

[marmar]

1. Is he calling for some kind of Christian Jihad?

nt

[BadgerKid]

13. Close...crusade against contraceptives. n/t

[Ian David]

2. Well, I bet he's not getting laid for Valentine's Day. n/t

[CatholicEdHead]

16. He should

to help put this nonsense to rest.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

[rurallib]

4. Slightly off topic, but his predecessor was my high school principal

There are still a large number of lawsuits outstanding cover our principal's tenure at our High School.
When I see "Sioux City Bishop" I immediately start frothing.

I am still friends 50 years later with some of these people.
BTW - he didn't try anything with me as I had already been had by another priest.

[sarcasmo]

5. religion is nuts!

[Initech]

14. And it seems to get nuttier by the day doesn't it ?

[sarcasmo]

18. Glad my Cherokee father never forced us to go to church.

[niyad]

6. and how many of us would be in jail if WE demanded that the powers that be be "violently opposed"??

[provis99]

7. I guess he wants more babies because he needs more children to molest.

[liberal N proud]

8. Violently? WWJD

[DCKit]

9. I'd be checking his basement for missing 12 year olds. nt

[jpbollma]

11. Can't let women cut off their fresh supply of kiddies!

Talk about a creepy picture!

These people are truly despicable. I am so fed up with them I nearly froth at the mouth when I have to read these stories.

[DCKit]

12. JFC, and I can't even see where thay might have been photoshopped.

Ratzo, leave those kids alone!

[sarcasmo]

19. Thanks for the nightmares.

[lunasun]

10. All in the name of the Prince of Peace eh??

The devil is in the bishop I say !
Hot oil and a baster may help flush out the evil spirits in him
( if he already isn't doing something like that on a Saturday night for kicks already)

[47of74]

15. Thank you.

[kestrel91316]

17. What? So they are gonna start shooting women who go to

pharmacies to buy BCP????????

[lunasun]

20. No I think the darkness overshadowing us is...... Obama Who woulda guessed???

Bishopbagger talk was my interpretation

[Rosa Luxemburg]

21. The bishop wants to start a rather large nursery?

[Canuckistanian]

22. A Catholic uprising?

As if.