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patrice

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37. Indeed! And even if someone makes the case that they would not engage in the same
Sun Aug 26, 2012, 08:48 PM
Aug 2012

behaviors now, not institutionally anyway, there's still a case to be made that their past use of those violent behaviors put them in the power position that they now occupy, so the critique is STILL valid.

Thanks for the link!

I will share it.

God will be watching and taking notes. Citizen Worker Aug 2012 #1
I guess we know where the Cardinals and Pope lovuian Aug 2012 #2
Someone has to pay for those lawsuits..n/t monmouth Aug 2012 #3
Did you guys get that voting Democrat lovuian Aug 2012 #4
The Catholic church should be taxed to hell and back. xtraxritical Aug 2012 #29
So this group in florida is the official spokesperson for the Catholic Church... Historic NY Aug 2012 #5
they use a quote from Cardinal Dolan lovuian Aug 2012 #8
Playing on fear dhpgetsit Aug 2012 #32
The fire is a scriptural reference: Every mans works will be tried by fire, those that stand will fasttense Aug 2012 #38
OMG - they are counting the votes in eternity too? tomm2thumbs Aug 2012 #6
Yep didn't you know it is in the Bible lovuian Aug 2012 #10
"Your vote will be recorded in eternity" ROFLMAO McCamy Taylor Aug 2012 #7
I agree with you the Catholic Church has gone over the edge lovuian Aug 2012 #9
But they're going to be baptized as Mormons! Freddie Aug 2012 #14
so will the dump i took this morning... so what? stlsaxman Aug 2012 #24
Not if Diebold is involved. Historic NY Aug 2012 #28
Didn't see the word 'Pedofile' in that fire tomm2thumbs Aug 2012 #11
Huh...? I don't get it... jjewell Aug 2012 #12
yes and it will be recorded for all time lovuian Aug 2012 #13
I guess I failed the test. jerseyjack Aug 2012 #15
I guess you didn't pass the test of Fire lovuian Aug 2012 #16
Good grief, what's happened to your google? rug Aug 2012 #17
Doubling-down for selling this country into an immoral & illegal war on an INNOCENT nation, Iraq, patrice Aug 2012 #18
And if Mitt gets in, it will be Iran this time WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2012 #22
They have to save their investments in Wars 'r' Us and to continue to corner the world's OIL supply. patrice Aug 2012 #26
Don't forget Eric Prince, founder of Blackwater, now Xe, U.S. expatriot to Bahrain, is a Catholic. patrice Aug 2012 #27
Am I the only one who feels threatened by this? Fire! Branding irons! Hammers! Darkness! patrice Aug 2012 #19
The Catholic Church has historically used such methods to persecute dissenters. Dawson Leery Aug 2012 #36
Indeed! And even if someone makes the case that they would not engage in the same patrice Aug 2012 #37
Does the "Catholic" church think our lives are bit-players in some plot of THEIR making??? patrice Aug 2012 #20
Check into one of their last recipients of the Holy Order of the Golden Spur: the SHAH of Iran, patrice Aug 2012 #21
If they're going to be blatantly political they should be taxed to the full extent of the law. xtraxritical Aug 2012 #30
Please check out the blog I posted about in #34 below. I also posted about it in my journal. Tks! nt patrice Aug 2012 #35
gotta love that "ring of thorns" in the logo... all Opus Dei 'n' shit. stlsaxman Aug 2012 #23
This is an open declaration of war against Dawson Leery Aug 2012 #25
Funny how their Idea of freedom, includes controlling women, gays, and Hell apparently. Glad Heather MC Aug 2012 #31
They forget a word Mkap Aug 2012 #33
Check out this Catholic Fire blog. Politics, do you think? patrice Aug 2012 #34
Well... rickford66 Aug 2012 #39
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