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7. I'm not convinced that the outrage generated is worth it
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 12:04 PM
Feb 2013

After all, Peter Turkson is part of the problem where the spread of AIDS in Africa is concerned, seeing that he tut-tuts any notion of condom distribution in the fight against AIDS...plus there's his Islamophobic stance toward immigration to Europe, homophobic statements concerning 'alternative lifestyles,' and devotion to 'orthodoxy,' which means the RCC will remain mired in doctrine better suited to medieval times. Actually, I haven't seen any better alternative among the contenders mentioned, but at least the world stands a better chance of seeing the AIDS epidemic - which I see as the biggest opportunity for a new pontiff to make a difference in the world - addressed in a meaningful way.

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