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mountain grammy

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10. Sure, I'm as skeptical as anyone, after all the Catholic church hasn't been worthy

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 11:01 PM

Dec 2013

of our trust. But I really want to give this Pope the benefit of the doubt. His past is sketchy, for sure, but he seems to take his role seriously. I do feel his "falling short of their commitments" statement is ludicrous if he was referring to rapist priests, but I'm not sure that's who he meant.
This Pope has been more outspoken on world poverty and unregulated capitalism than any in my memory. He's saying the things all religious leaders who claim to be Christian should be saying. I'm not a believer, but have read the Bible and Jesus was quite clear on the subjects of economics, poverty and social justice and those who claim to believe in Him should follow His lead like the Pope seems to be doing.
When the Pope speaks, people listen; and right now he's saying some things I've been saying for a while, but nobody listens to me.

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In clearest statement to date, Pope prays for victims of sex abuse [View all] onehandle Dec 2013 OP

Sounds like the same old bullshit to me. Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #1

Rather than pay the outstanding jury rendered civil judgments for his criminals deeds warrant46 Dec 2013 #6

Really, you have heard other Popes say the same thing? I never have. olddad56 Dec 2013 #25

yeah, almost word for word. Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #27

".... some of them unfortunately have fallen short of their commitments." pangaia Dec 2013 #2

i think he is referring to those who have looked the other way or were afraid madrchsod Dec 2013 #3

there was nothing in his comments to indicate he was talking about any but those doing the abuse. niyad Dec 2013 #8

Writing a bad homily is falling short of commitments... Deep13 Dec 2013 #4

Lighten up! He keeps an old car parked by the palace and that makes everything okay... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #13

He probably is very good with kids and past crimes are likely not his fault... Deep13 Dec 2013 #14

yeh. That line amazes me. Whisp Dec 2013 #19

So what does that even mean.."support abuse victims"? skepticscott Dec 2013 #5

colour me soooo not impressed--sounded way too much like the non-actor "apologies" of chimpy's niyad Dec 2013 #7

"some of them unfortunately have fallen short of their commitments" Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #9

Sure, I'm as skeptical as anyone, after all the Catholic church hasn't been worthy mountain grammy Dec 2013 #10

unfortunately, he is not saying anything positive about women, reprouctive choice, gays, or niyad Dec 2013 #18

He's been pope for 9 months and, at age 76, will probably be pope for 10-15 years mountain grammy Dec 2013 #23

hope is a good thing. however, knowing the church as well as I do, I have none. niyad Dec 2013 #24

To the hundreds-of-thousands or millions of these rape victims, have a prayer... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #11

"In clearest statement to date, Pope gives list of child rapists to prosecutors." Deep13 Dec 2013 #12

If it included every priest who raped kids, and those who knew and did nothing... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #15

The expression is, "A few bad apples spoil the bin." Deep13 Dec 2013 #16

Do you mean instead of this one? theHandpuppet Dec 2013 #22

Yeah. Instead of that. nt Deep13 Dec 2013 #28

sorry, but THIS is the clearest statement to date on the child-sex-abuse scandal: niyad Dec 2013 #17

20,000 in the Netherlands alone Whisp Dec 2013 #20

and that is just the ones they know about, in a 35-period. who knows how many since the end niyad Dec 2013 #21

Words? Action. Lint Head Dec 2013 #26