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In reply to the discussion: What will happen if this man becomes Pope? [View all]Tree-Hugger
(3,370 posts)40. Oh, they exist
Raised Catholic and went to Catholic school in Philly. Trust me, racism exists among Catholics.
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He'd be a hardliner on abortion, birth control, and gays. Critics would be branded as racists.
JVS
Feb 2013
#8
I was, typically, about to write hundreds of words on what is said here in under 20
dmallind
Feb 2013
#9
I grew up and live in an area repleat with Catholics and they are almost all racists.
Walk away
Feb 2013
#36
I can already see a lot of heads spinning. First a black President in the USA and then
Cleita
Feb 2013
#26
Nothing important, if he has the same backward perspectives as the current pope
bhikkhu
Feb 2013
#29
I agree that it is unimportant what race a person is, but we all know that racist who will go nuts.
liberal N proud
Feb 2013
#34
European Catholics are a minority within the church; American Catholics an even smaller one
Posteritatis
Feb 2013
#30