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38. Well I can see the anti-woman Catholics are out in full force on DU. Shame
Sat Jun 16, 2012, 09:10 AM
Jun 2012

Sorry, but I don't care what that old, gruesome bigot you call a Pope has to say on any issue, or any of his pedophile-enabling bishops. If it's bigotry to criticize a sexist church that enabled child rape on a worldwide level, then I guess I'm a bigot.

they hate birth control because it messes up their white baby supply for their adoption agency. n/t progressivebydesign Jun 2012 #1
Um, most of their power in the world, is brown babies. WingDinger Jun 2012 #5
umm. South America has white and black , just like North America does. robinlynne Jun 2012 #21
The catholic hospitals/charities need to be given NO MORE government dollars! Dont call me Shirley Jun 2012 #2
Those gov dollars are payoff to treat all comers. WingDinger Jun 2012 #6
shut down the catholic health system liberalnationalist Jun 2012 #10
While that might feeel good, it would lead to a at least temp disaster. WingDinger Jun 2012 #18
There are Rehab and Nursing Facilities that call themselves glinda Jun 2012 #22
I am a non-Catholic working for the Catholic Health System du_grad Jun 2012 #35
And my (secular) taxes help support that mission . . . MrModerate Jun 2012 #41
The hierarchy broke them. immoderate Jun 2012 #3
If that's not an argument for Single-Payer, then I don't know what is. n/t geardaddy Jun 2012 #4
it is a great reason for single payer liberalnationalist Jun 2012 #12
+1 million geardaddy Jun 2012 #19
Yep. If doing it the HARD way is just too, well, HARD, Volaris Jun 2012 #59
Really? "Religious Freedom"?!? I'm not buying it. RoboNerd Jun 2012 #7
They might be church owned, but they're still businesses Warpy Jun 2012 #8
Q: Why do Catholic Bishops reject birth control? JoePhilly Jun 2012 #9
D liberalnationalist Jun 2012 #11
If this was on the SATs, it would say "Which of these is the BEST choice" and so ... JoePhilly Jun 2012 #51
instead of providing health insurance, they should increase their employees pay magical thyme Jun 2012 #13
"It's not about choice; it's about contraception and control of women." hue Jun 2012 #17
Please send your sister this message from me: Dawson Leery Jun 2012 #31
No great loss. I've never heard of a good one. n/t Peregrine Took Jun 2012 #14
Good. Get that superstition out of medical care. nt tsuki Jun 2012 #15
Then they lose government funding. Simple LynnTTT Jun 2012 #16
I concur. Respect people's rights or don't take the free money. FreeBC Jun 2012 #23
That seems fair. 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #25
agreed n/t maddezmom Jun 2012 #42
They need to go to "leeches' also. glinda Jun 2012 #20
All Catholics are forbidden to use birth control, so the Pope really should favor its widespread 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #24
They are stupid if they don't know goclark Jun 2012 #40
What Rome SAYS we should do, and what actually happens (in America, at least) are 2 different things Volaris Jun 2012 #60
I was a being a bit tongue-in-cheek 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #64
They would rather see women die HockeyMom Jun 2012 #26
So sorry You had to go thro that!! You are so true!! n/t hue Jun 2012 #27
I am sorry to hear that, though not suprised. Dawson Leery Jun 2012 #29
Eliminate all government subsidies/payments to Catholic Hospitals. Dawson Leery Jun 2012 #28
Associated Press: All the Newspeak that's Cleared for Popular Consumption. nt daaron Jun 2012 #30
"unduly cumbersome" DallasNE Jun 2012 #32
Catholic women ALREADY use birth control in larger #'s than Rome would like to admit.... Volaris Jun 2012 #61
I say F__k'em Jake2413 Jun 2012 #33
That's silly. Not EVERY health care facility has the ability... brendan120678 Jun 2012 #43
I think you are over reading my statement Jake2413 Jun 2012 #44
Well I can see the anti-Catholic bigots are out in full force on DU. Shame. n/t SylviaD Jun 2012 #34
Any religion that wants to suck at the public teat . . . MrModerate Jun 2012 #37
Well I can see the anti-woman Catholics are out in full force on DU. Shame _ed_ Jun 2012 #38
If being against a bunch of misogynist child-fuckers makes me a "bigot"... Odin2005 Jun 2012 #46
Do you even know what a doctrine is? SylviaD Jun 2012 #48
Not to jump christx30 Jun 2012 #55
The Catholic Church was vehemently against women's suffrage throughout the world waddirum Jun 2012 #58
I grew up Catholic _ed_ Jun 2012 #66
OK . . . if they want to forego every red cent of public money . . . MrModerate Jun 2012 #36
I care what Catholics think about birth contol just about as much _ed_ Jun 2012 #39
We believe it's a horrible tragedy... SylviaD Jun 2012 #50
You have had decades. Occulus Jun 2012 #52
You are wrong, no one wants you dead!!! n/t SylviaD Jun 2012 #56
Care to explain these? Occulus Jun 2012 #63
That would be why the Church is so pro-condom, right? LeftyMom Jun 2012 #67
I'm judging the many for providing money to the few in the collection plate _ed_ Jun 2012 #65
Catholic Hospital the only Hospital in town HockeyMom Jun 2012 #45
Cut off all federal money to these ***holes. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #47
There are ***holes in the church, that's true. Also some of them on DU. n/t SylviaD Jun 2012 #49
Yes. people who defend and are part of an organization which Occulus Jun 2012 #53
If you're so unhappy here after 56 posts try the X button at the top right hand side of your browser LeftyMom Jun 2012 #54
I've been here since 2008. n/t SylviaD Jun 2012 #57
Nobody's making you stay. Since we're all anti-Catholic bigots and all, LeftyMom Jun 2012 #68
This is why I lurk and read, instead of posting. n/t SylviaD Jun 2012 #69
This is why the "compromise" will never work for the Catholic Church HockeyMom Jun 2012 #62
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