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In reply to the discussion: Pope holds historic meeting with predecessor Benedict [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)Why do you think this person deserves civility when the same is not accorded to Mitt Romney or Jerry Falwell, etc.
What's the difference in their positions regarding females?
People on DU who are Catholic have made a big to-do that they are not the hierarchy of the church. Yet, as we see with onehandle, he or she makes hateful statements against people on DU who are not okay with this stance and does it by offering up multiple threads about the Pope, who is the head of the hierarchy and who could not have obtained his position if he did not agree with the hierarchy.
So, the dishonesty required to pretend you don't support the hierarchy but you do... what rational mind makes this claim?
How many here on DU support choice for women? Not their choice, but others' choice? To me, anyone on DU who is not pro-choice doesn't belong here, for instance.
There are rules to this effect.
But the Pope isn't held to that same standard because?
Anyone who doesn't have his or her head in the sand knows this is a p.r. blitz to provide something for celebrity junkies while the real news is that Ratzinger should be called to provide evidence and testimony about his cover up for pedophiles.
Now, why can't we be nice about homophobia, sexism and pedophilia?
Dunno.
Dunno why anyone like onehandle can claim not to support the hierarchy since his/her posts indicate otherwise, either.