Congrats on your latest anti-gay, anti-choice leader (Reply #115)

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Wed Mar 13, 2013, 07:40 PM

115. Congrats on your latest anti-gay, anti-choice leader

I'm amazed anyone could be excited about this and call themselves a progressive. Bigotry is bigotry, wrapped up in religion or not.

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187 replies	Author	Time	Post
To DU Catholics: Congrats on your new Pope. [View all]	Skinner	Mar 2013	OP
Thank you.	Kingofalldems	Mar 2013	#1
I'll second that	Taverner	Mar 2013	#2
Thank you	sarisataka	Mar 2013	#3
Third-ed.	Hosnon	Mar 2013	#4
I was riveted, much to my amazement -- but I think you nailed it. Interest in electoral	gateley	Mar 2013	#144
My partner's family is Polish	Paulie	Mar 2013	#5
Seems to me that if "God" wanted a pope	Kelvin Mace	Mar 2013	#6
At least Catholics are taught manners.	pintobean	Mar 2013	#17
Really?	Kelvin Mace	Mar 2013	#20
+1.	cleanhippie	Mar 2013	#43
DU catholics .	kardonb	Mar 2013	#97
Then you should know that "God" shows up at the Sistine Chapel and works his or her will	MADem	Mar 2013	#56
"crapping on wrong thread" - But he had to...	Beartracks	Mar 2013	#116
At some point in time, someone will have to dig in and fix that mess.	MADem	Mar 2013	#125
This message was self-deleted by its author	cleanhippie	Mar 2013	#124
I know that is what those hacks are currently claiming	Kelvin Mace	Mar 2013	#168
You really do like to double down, I see.	MADem	Mar 2013	#172
Congratulating the Catholic Church	Kelvin Mace	Mar 2013	#179
+2	just1voice	Mar 2013	#167
C'mon, pintobean, you've been here long enough to know how this works. The response ...	11 Bravo	Mar 2013	#71
What's funny	pintobean	Mar 2013	#73
Yours is the story of so many of us that were raised Catholic (on this board)	etherealtruth	Mar 2013	#130
Exactly.	pintobean	Mar 2013	#134
At what point do you stop treating an organization	Kelvin Mace	Mar 2013	#182
So be it	pintobean	Mar 2013	#184
"The right-wing has not cornered a market on bigoted jerks who wield a broad brush..."	whathehell	Mar 2013	#159
I am not intolerant of the any church	Kelvin Mace	Mar 2013	#180
Post removed	Post removed	Mar 2013	#85
Is that what this thread is about?	pintobean	Mar 2013	#98
My comment was in response to the manners	amuse bouche	Mar 2013	#101
Take it to ATA	pintobean	Mar 2013	#109
You broad-brushers are amusing.	Beartracks	Mar 2013	#119
So, let me get this straight,	Kelvin Mace	Mar 2013	#183
No more and no less than...	LanternWaste	Mar 2013	#165
Go away.	840high	Mar 2013	#52
That was not nice.	hrmjustin	Mar 2013	#103
there are some very deep and awful hurts caused by that church	Whisp	Mar 2013	#105
As a gay man I understand that but the poster i responded to was not pointing that out.	hrmjustin	Mar 2013	#110
Creature?	Camballo	Mar 2013	#170
I have called republicans this, and worse.	Whisp	Mar 2013	#171
Really?	Kelvin Mace	Mar 2013	#169
Your post seemed to be making fun at the process and I think you did not need to do that.	hrmjustin	Mar 2013	#173
The process is ridiculous	Kelvin Mace	Mar 2013	#175
They have the right to their beliefs and belittling that is not nice.	hrmjustin	Mar 2013	#176
I am compelled to respect people's right to have beliefs different from my own,	Kelvin Mace	Mar 2013	#177
Yes you do but your first post was mean spirit.	hrmjustin	Mar 2013	#178
Not the thread to do this in. nt	msanthrope	Mar 2013	#126
I am also hopeful that they chose someone who will represent change.	cbayer	Mar 2013	#7
Although I am saddened that Pope watch ended so soon	Capt. Obvious	Mar 2013	#8
Here's hoping whoever it is will clean house	Raven	Mar 2013	#9
On behalf of my daughter and her Family	ismnotwasm	Mar 2013	#10
thank you	CountAllVotes	Mar 2013	#11
As a lapsed Catholic	LittleBlue	Mar 2013	#12
Here's hoping for an exciting figure rather than someone like Benedict.	CountAllVotes	Mar 2013	#13
This message was self-deleted by its author	littlemissmartypants	Mar 2013	#14
yeah, maybe	NJCher	Mar 2013	#15
My ceremonies usually involve dancing in circles in the full moonlight....	Hekate	Mar 2013	#76
As a former Catholic, I still follow this and am anxious to see what lies ahead.	NYC Liberal	Mar 2013	#16
Thank you	jehop61	Mar 2013	#18
It does get wearisome, doesn't it? "Progressives" regressing, what a shame.	George II	Mar 2013	#53
Yes	amuse bouche	Mar 2013	#83
You've proen my point..........thanks!	George II	Mar 2013	#163
Must be the TV today,...My fiancee had to watch her soap online.	Spitfire of ATJ	Mar 2013	#120
Thank you to the well-wishers	No Vested Interest	Mar 2013	#19
Pope?	freedomrock1970	Mar 2013	#48
Pope Francis I	liberal from boston	Mar 2013	#55
Thanks, but I don't think he will do anything startling, not the candidates I saw	Cleita	Mar 2013	#21
Thank you, Skinner	gademocrat7	Mar 2013	#22
I appreciate your demonstrating	BainsBane	Mar 2013	#23
Me too	BuddhaGirl	Mar 2013	#185
Thank you!	sabrina 1	Mar 2013	#24
That was a very positive step.	zeemike	Mar 2013	#25
'More heal and less hell.' I like that one.	freshwest	Mar 2013	#153
Thanks Skinner.	Tommy_Carcetti	Mar 2013	#26
As a non Catholic with a Catholic family..	mountain grammy	Mar 2013	#27
Please - it the phrase 'mazel tov' a toast or does it mean good luck?	freshwest	Mar 2013	#151
Good luck, in a celebration kind of way.	mountain grammy	Mar 2013	#161
He's of the Jesuit Order..	one_voice	Mar 2013	#28
He has a diploma in chemistry so hopefully he is not of the opinion that there needs	sabrina 1	Mar 2013	#32
There isn't much of a science-religion conflict with most contemporary Catholics anyway	Posteritatis	Mar 2013	#89
Catholics are competently taught science	etherealtruth	Mar 2013	#114
University of Detroit Mercy	BeatleBoot	Mar 2013	#136
Exactly	etherealtruth	Mar 2013	#137
Yep. I learned evolution in Catholic school. Chemistry too. nt	onehandle	Mar 2013	#149
Not in this case.	Arugula Latte	Mar 2013	#33
I'm not religious either. Skinner voiced an opinion that us non-religious folks can get behind	Liberal_in_LA	Mar 2013	#29
My father politely asked Pope John Paul ll to allow Catholic woman to break the glass ceiling	FailureToCommunicate	Mar 2013	#30
An Argentine	Lobo27	Mar 2013	#31
There's never any getting over the Dirty War, but this is a seed of hope. nt	patrice	Mar 2013	#94
I don't think so...	RoccoR5955	Mar 2013	#135
Your own link doesn't buttress your B.S. claim about the kidnapping:	Common Sense Party	Mar 2013	#145
Class post	dipsydoodle	Mar 2013	#34
It was a classy thread, kudos to Skinner nt	steve2470	Mar 2013	#44
Hoping for the best for all our DU brethren.	freshwest	Mar 2013	#35
First impression:	Ilsa	Mar 2013	#36
Yes congrats on another homophobic	amuse bouche	Mar 2013	#37
I agree - Congrats on yet another right-wing homophobic pope	IndicaDogwalk	Mar 2013	#61
Thanks Skinner, I don't expect many changes but he's better that what	Autumn	Mar 2013	#38
Thank you Skinner....	Tippy	Mar 2013	#39
Thank you, Skinner! As a Catholic, I am very delighted about Pope Francis!	UrbScotty	Mar 2013	#40
His humility takes my breath away.	gateley	Mar 2013	#146
I don't really think we need "congratulations." Do Anglicans, when there's a new	WinkyDink	Mar 2013	#41
But Does He Tango?	dynasaw	Mar 2013	#42
He is 76 with one lung.	MADem	Mar 2013	#58
Thank you, Skinner. I'm not a believer but do believe in respect.	nolabear	Mar 2013	#45
'respect' ?	amuse bouche	Mar 2013	#62
I'm talking about respect for Catholics, but also being open to extending a hand.	nolabear	Mar 2013	#78
Bull	amuse bouche	Mar 2013	#82
Laws, yes. Shaming does nothing to change minds.	nolabear	Mar 2013	#87
great post :-)	BuddhaGirl	Mar 2013	#106
Buddhism ain't easy, Baby.	nolabear	Mar 2013	#128
Weird, I didn't see anyone celbrating "his hate."	Beartracks	Mar 2013	#121
Who is "celebrating his hate?"	MADem	Mar 2013	#132
I am gay and I left the RCC but I wish him well and hope he evolves on LGBT rights.	hrmjustin	Mar 2013	#104
I despise religious bigotry of all kinds. It doesn't paint a good picture	duffyduff	Mar 2013	#69
I appreciate not sitting still for discrimination but IMO raging closes doors.	nolabear	Mar 2013	#81
Thank you...Not a Catholic but it was good to see your congrats...	KoKo	Mar 2013	#46
It's too much to expect	Andy Stanton	Mar 2013	#47
where there is despair, hope	riverwalker	Mar 2013	#49
That is beautiful, thanks.	freshwest	Mar 2013	#150
Thank you. I am happy.	840high	Mar 2013	#50
Very classy move Skinner	apnu	Mar 2013	#51
Cool.	pinto	Mar 2013	#54
Thank you Skinner. I have high hopes for this pope. I couldn't stand the last one from the	southernyankeebelle	Mar 2013	#57
a nice post.	Paul E Ester	Mar 2013	#59
Agreed	Sherman A1	Mar 2013	#60
Jesuits have a reputation for intellectual freedom, or at least they did at one time. nt	patrice	Mar 2013	#63
The last Pope despised the Jesuits so we will see. Picked a good name I will say.	glinda	Mar 2013	#127
Intellectual rigor, anyway	Hekate	Mar 2013	#155
His undergrad was philosophy too, that used to be a politcal hindrance in the RC church. I know	patrice	Mar 2013	#187
"We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent	Tierra_y_Libertad	Mar 2013	#64
Thank you for showing some progressive civility.	Comrade Grumpy	Mar 2013	#65
I'm sure the millions of Catholics around the world are excited and hopeful	liberal_at_heart	Mar 2013	#66
Thanks for posting this n/t	joesdaughter	Mar 2013	#67
He DOES have a resume against Gays & Abortion, so that's telling, but Argentina is also a survivorof	patrice	Mar 2013	#68
He also has...	TeeYiYi	Mar 2013	#86
That'd make a revealing discussion for comparison of empirical effects of policy related to the 2	patrice	Mar 2013	#91
I'm kind of excited by the, even, indirect relations to Liberation Theology. nt	patrice	Mar 2013	#92
Thank you	LeftInTX	Mar 2013	#70
Thanks.	musical_soul	Mar 2013	#72
Congratulations from here. This is historic -- the first non-European-nation pope ever	Hekate	Mar 2013	#74
That is a powerful statement there.	freshwest	Mar 2013	#152
Thank you, Skinner!	Octafish	Mar 2013	#75
Anyone who knows anything about St. Francis has to wonder what this means.	reformist2	Mar 2013	#77
He didn't put on the jeweled gold cross, I noticed.	MADem	Mar 2013	#131
i'd like to add my congratulations too	shireen	Mar 2013	#79
Skinner, thank you for a classy post. One thing	LibDemAlways	Mar 2013	#80
I respect religious freedom and	quinnox	Mar 2013	#84
Thank you, Skinner.	Brigid	Mar 2013	#88
Glad to know there'll be at least one civilized OP on this. (nt)	Posteritatis	Mar 2013	#90
wonderful thread Skinner	liberal_at_heart	Mar 2013	#93
Thanks Skinner.	redwitch	Mar 2013	#95
K&R	redqueen	Mar 2013	#96
Thank you!	ucrdem	Mar 2013	#99
Post removed	Post removed	Mar 2013	#100
Wow!	hrmjustin	Mar 2013	#108
Not bullshit and tolerance is not about condoning certain behaviour.	great white snark	Mar 2013	#113
As a lapsed Cathollic	ellie	Mar 2013	#102
K & R	BuddhaGirl	Mar 2013	#107
Thanks, Skinner.	TwilightGardener	Mar 2013	#111
Woohoo	DUgosh	Mar 2013	#112
Congrats on your latest anti-gay, anti-choice leader	michigandem58	Mar 2013	#115
+1 times a bazillion.	forestpath	Mar 2013	#117
I guess we shall see, what we shall see. I just hope the truth comes out.	CTyankee	Mar 2013	#118
Class post, Skinner	OhioChick	Mar 2013	#122
Namaste	grantcart	Mar 2013	#123
Thank you, Skinner.	distantearlywarning	Mar 2013	#129
The Catholic Church picked a winner, the winner of the "Dirty War" in Argentina.	RoccoR5955	Mar 2013	#133
As A Buddhist	AsahinaKimi	Mar 2013	#138
The ceremony was so moving.	Zax2me	Mar 2013	#139
K&R nt	Nye Bevan	Mar 2013	#140
Thank you. n/t	adnoid	Mar 2013	#141
Yeah, congrats to those 1 billion people who see women as less than men,	efhmc	Mar 2013	#142
Not a very good start. in my opinion. nt.	OldDem2012	Mar 2013	#143
I'm gonna be calling him "Pope Missing."	McCamy Taylor	Mar 2013	#147
Nice sentiment, but Intolerance Underground's dog whistle will not be stayed. nt	onehandle	Mar 2013	#148
What goes around comes around...	LAGC	Mar 2013	#157
Here's the thing...	Jeff In Milwaukee	Mar 2013	#174
Rock on Pope Francis	1983law	Mar 2013	#154
Yes, Congratulations.	Warren DeMontague	Mar 2013	#156
According to what I heard on the news today, Pope John was his mentor	Rhiannon12866	Mar 2013	#158
thanks for this public statement. I was hoping I would see this.	DrDan	Mar 2013	#160
Hey, I'm an atheist but...	Jasana	Mar 2013	#162
If it's a big deal for a major world religion, then I respect it	jsr	Mar 2013	#164
Why?	HuckleB	Mar 2013	#186
Thank you Skinner! n/t	obietiger	Mar 2013	#166
Yes, good luck with your new Pope.	Rex	Mar 2013	#181

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