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In reply to the discussion: Yes the pope is Catholic. But he didn't say gay marriage threatens humanity [View all]MineralMan
(146,308 posts)44. Uh, yeah, he did.
Why anyone should care what some old bachelor says about same-sex marriage though, I can't say. The Pope is irrelevant to most of the world's population, as is the archaic and isolationist Roman Catholic Church.
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Yes the pope is Catholic. But he didn't say gay marriage threatens humanity [View all]
rug
Jan 2012
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"policies which undermine the family threaten human dignity and the future of humanity itself"- Pope
cleanhippie
Jan 2012
#14
The Catholic Church, or any other church cannot talk about human dignity ..........
MarkCharles
Jan 2012
#20
Brown: "Why I shouldn't have been upset about the reporting on the pope's speech"
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2012
#36
So, other than praying and speaking, including castigating gays in speeches...
MarkCharles
Jan 2012
#40