Reply #19: yeah, and Catholics belong to a group that condoned pedophilia

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and Protestants belong to group that in some sects condoned racism and slavery.

Do you really think these people should receive blanket condemnation because one faction of their "group" condoned, harbored or justified the unthinkable? How is that different than saying all Blacks are criminals or all Jews are cheats or all French are assholes or...I'm sure you get the picture. I mean, after all, these people have condoned the bad behavior of their "group" by not speaking out against it and thus they deserved to all be slathered liberally in tar.

If I've drawn all the lines properly, you should see by now how prejudiced your remark sounds and I hope you'll have the good grace to retract it.