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burrowowl

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104. Holy Mackerel!

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Fri Feb 15, 2013, 02:04 AM

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Pope Allegedly Sought IMMUNITY For ABUSE CRIMES Just Before Resigning [View all] Segami Feb 2013 OP

Holy crap. Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #1

Finally, this is making sense rocktivity Feb 2013 #2

Should these claims come to fruition, Segami Feb 2013 #4

Who knows? they may even be willing to spill some beans in exchange for leniency. arcane1 Feb 2013 #36

Yup! n/t Agschmid Feb 2013 #62

Thanks for posting this....much appreciated. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #3

K&R n/t OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #5

This guy is basically the anti-christ. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #6

Haha! The popes are a succession of anti-christs! Jesus would prob puke to know what they do! hue Feb 2013 #132

I thought Vatican City was a sovereign state. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2013 #7

Can the Pope Be Arrested in Connection with the Sexual Abuse Scandal? Segami Feb 2013 #9

He would no longer be considered a head of state, so that Sheldon Cooper Feb 2013 #13

But then why resign theKed Feb 2013 #29

Can you say, "UNDER PRESSURE"?! (Remember John Paul I?) WinkyDink Feb 2013 #75

But by whom? theKed Feb 2013 #82

There was a lot of speculation Aerows Feb 2013 #94

That's my guess. Since, in the tradition of the papacy, the pope is the closest human being to God loudsue Feb 2013 #102

This all well might play out as high Catholic drama. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #30

My first thought, too. n/t tuvor Feb 2013 #11

This an important detail Bigbluebrush Feb 2013 #34

it is BainsBane Feb 2013 #43

We could just fly a drone up his ass. It's perfectly legal they say. R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2013 #78

I don't know the answer to that but your comment may snagglepuss Feb 2013 #114

That's why he's cloistering himself at the Vatican for the rest of his life, I guess. hedda_foil Feb 2013 #125

What a bunch of BS. The ICC complaint is wholly frivolous. tritsofme Feb 2013 #8

Now wait a second Aerows Feb 2013 #79

The title of the OP has immunity in all caps. tritsofme Feb 2013 #86

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! Zoeisright Feb 2013 #96

You actually think the pope resigned because he was desperately seeking immunity? tritsofme Feb 2013 #97

You may not agree with the speculation, but to call it CT garbage rhett o rick Feb 2013 #117

Good Politicalboi Feb 2013 #10

I sincerely hope this is the beginning of the end of the entire church. Walk away Feb 2013 #121

May Justice Be Served Whisp Feb 2013 #12

I will dance with you. nt DollarBillHines Feb 2013 #15

Here's a crazy idea: Stop fucking kids! NightWatcher Feb 2013 #14

Religion and Faith should never be mixed together. Segami Feb 2013 #16

Neither should religion and sex.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #53

As a kid religion was no big deal to me, but I never believed a bit of it, nor did I believe RKP5637 Feb 2013 #35

Right on. I'd add to that excellent suggestion for the Church snagglepuss Feb 2013 #113

Alleged by whom? 'Addicting Info' doesn't give any source muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #17

That's not important. Now, it's ONLY about shaming the Church one way or the other. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #33

You're right. Maybe it's true, maybe it's not. pnwmom Feb 2013 #59

Well Aerows Feb 2013 #80

I understand where you're coming from, I do. It gets to the point though where cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #87

I'm not blaming Church members Aerows Feb 2013 #93

Alleged by the Internatinal Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State LiberalAndProud Feb 2013 #74

Yeah, I read that Aerows Feb 2013 #95

Yes, I followed the trail defacto7 Feb 2013 #98

need a more credible mainstream source for this story to have legs srican69 Feb 2013 #18

I agree but this event's (Pope's resignation) facts is still in its infancy. Segami Feb 2013 #20

I knew it! ananda Feb 2013 #19

Frankly... ReRe Feb 2013 #73

This is tragic for people in a faith community. MissMarple Feb 2013 #21

Occam's razor: The pope is old. He's quitting because he can't stay awake. jsr Feb 2013 #22

People need their layers of hidden truths or something, I suppose. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #24

Do you honestly believe the Pope resigned because Segami Feb 2013 #25

As much as I want to see church officials in jail jsr Feb 2013 #26

No, he's been thinking about it for at least DonViejo Feb 2013 #84

Perfect storm I think is accurate. glinda Feb 2013 #118

I just re-read... DonViejo Feb 2013 #119

Wish I could find the Catholic online magazine newsletter where glinda Feb 2013 #122

Popes die in office. "Old" doesn't cut it. And "Too Old For Lent"? VERY odd. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #76

Yes, because just after he became Pope defacto7 Feb 2013 #99

Occam's Razor is not foolproof Taverner Feb 2013 #111

B-b-but he's old and ill! He bumped his head and walks a little slow! backscatter712 Feb 2013 #23

Hmmmmmm! rdharma Feb 2013 #27

For a long time I wonder if the pope is guilty of liking little children alittle to much. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #28

I wonder, have there been any allegations about that ... and he seems to purposely always be after RKP5637 Feb 2013 #37

I'll be honest Aerows Feb 2013 #83

Something is up. A pope just doesn't resign like that. Maybe someone has something southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #106

Who else would cover for a pedophile... CoffeeCat Feb 2013 #88

And some of them Aerows Feb 2013 #90

It makes you sick to think about people like this have ruined organized church. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #105

Everybody at Penn State? KamaAina Feb 2013 #112

Even if there is sarisataka Feb 2013 #31

They are remodeling a building in the Vatican and he will live there Autumn Feb 2013 #38

I would think they would do that no matter what ... it would really be weird to have the pope RKP5637 Feb 2013 #39

I'm just wondering, what the hell does a retired Pope do? Autumn Feb 2013 #41

Good question ... he sure can't pal around with the other popes, like call them up for a game of RKP5637 Feb 2013 #46

Since it has been so long since a Pope retired sarisataka Feb 2013 #65

If this were La Repubblica or a similarly prominent Italian geek tragedy Feb 2013 #32

How reliable is this source? hrmjustin Feb 2013 #40

I was tempted to post something about this earlier today. LiberalAndProud Feb 2013 #42

I just googled it and saw some Italian links to it. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #45

Help me out. LiberalAndProud Feb 2013 #50

I just doubled checked and it appears I was mistaken. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #55

No worries. LiberalAndProud Feb 2013 #69

It seems like wishful thinking. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #70

Finally the other shoe drops.. Bennyboy Feb 2013 #44

Nothing is going to happen. He does not need... Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #54

Oh I know nothing will happen Bennyboy Feb 2013 #60

But that is why they are making a residence in the Vatican Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #64

PR nightmare for the Vatican. Segami Feb 2013 #67

I do believe so. Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #68

The answer is no. defacto7 Feb 2013 #100

Vatican city is a country Drahthaardogs Feb 2013 #47

+1 Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #51

Message auto-removed I am Ian Feb 2013 #48

Coming from this group, I don't believe it. This is the news of the millennium if true. Hosnon Feb 2013 #49

I would love to see this man trade papal vestments DonCoquixote Feb 2013 #52

Don't get your hopes up. This story leaves out some facts. Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #61

It's not illegal when the Pope does it? n/t eggplant Feb 2013 #56

I would be very happy if this proves true. That said, I do not believe it at all. Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #57

I knew something was up! southern_belle Feb 2013 #58

And people wonder how this could happen.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #63

Yeah, uh...this doesn't really make sense to me nickinSTL Feb 2013 #66

Roger Mahoney got away with so much Iwillnevergiveup Feb 2013 #71

Just because Mahoney is gone doesn't mean we've heard the last of him. Initech Feb 2013 #115

This message was self-deleted by its author ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #72

All the people here who suspected this, raise your hands! Fawke Em Feb 2013 #77

The term "Allegedly" should be highlighted in the title to the same degree Adsos Letter Feb 2013 #81

Would all of the OJ Simpson and Michael Jackson deniers please stand up. lindysalsagal Feb 2013 #85

Yes, children were raped. LiberalAndProud Feb 2013 #89

That I wouldn't know about. lindysalsagal Feb 2013 #91

I haven't seen anyone denying the child abuse and sexual crimes Adsos Letter Feb 2013 #92

Louis CK learns about the Catholic Church Go Vols Feb 2013 #101

While I dislike the RCC hierarchy as much as anyone, this story sounds like a bunch of crap. progressoid Feb 2013 #103

Holy Mackerel! burrowowl Feb 2013 #104

Guess he's not infallible after all. Skidmore Feb 2013 #107

The "infallibility" of the pope, as a doctrine, is often misunderstood. whathehell Feb 2013 #116

And by whose authority is he not misleading or speaking in error? Skidmore Feb 2013 #128

According to church doctrine, he is guided by whathehell Feb 2013 #133

kick'd and rec'd lunatica Feb 2013 #108

Why am I not surprised malaise Feb 2013 #109

I'm confused. The Vatican is a sovereign state KurtNYC Feb 2013 #110

He's ok within their precincts dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #129

This message was self-deleted by its author dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #130

The only news articles I can find corroborating this all link back to this article Matariki Feb 2013 #120

Jesus wept. AzDar Feb 2013 #123

Wait...hate to pop reality nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #124

I agree something does not seem right here. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #126

Bring him to trial. obxhead Feb 2013 #127

Not a whole lot different , assuming it to be true , from : dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #131