What the Pope Said
“We can recall how Britain and her leaders stood against a Nazi tyranny that wished to eradicate God from society and denied our common humanity to many, especially the Jews.Great, so... Atheism leads to Nazi-like tendencies? OK, little boy molesters.
“As we reflect on the sobering lessons of the atheist extremism of the 20th century, let us never forget how the exclusion of God, religion and virtue from public life leads ultimately to a truncated vision of
man and of society,”“May it [Britain] always maintain its respect for those traditional values and cultural expressions that more aggressive forms of secularism no longer value or even tolerate,”
Hitler wasn't even an atheist. In fact, didn't he claim to have "eradicated Atheism from the face of the earth"? Stalin was, in fact, an atheist. Sometimes bad people do have good ideas.
But that the Pope himself would say such things, make such comparisons, shows only how ignorant he is on what atheism is truly about. Talk about disgusting. I find Atheists to be more moral humans than most religious people.
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Permalink Reply by Reggie on -
I like this Pope. He really is emptying the churches with his delusions, crazy mutterings, and bizarre defenses of child rape. Keep up the good work, Pope Palpatine!
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Permalink Reply by Vernard Mercader on -
He does look like Palpatine. Brilliant.
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Permalink Reply by Perthy on -
At least the media in the UK is standing up to his tirade:
A statement from the British Humanist Association said the Pope's remarks were "surreal".
"The notion that it was the atheism of Nazis that led to their extremist and hateful views or that it somehow fuels intolerance in Britain today is a terrible libel against those who do not believe in God.
"The notion that it is non-religious people in the UK today who want to force their views on others, coming from a man whose organisation exerts itself internationally to impose its narrow and exclusive form of morality and undermine the human rights of women, children, gay people and many others, is surreal."
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Permalink Reply by Kris Feenstra on -
Just like dinosaur bones, God planted those words in history to test the faithful.
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Permalink Reply by Reggie on
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Just like dinosaur bones, God planted those words in history to test the faithful.
Replace the word faithful....
:-)
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Permalink Reply by Vernard Mercader on
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I like this.
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Permalink Reply by Kris Feenstra on
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Going with the old 'common enemy' ploy to shore up membership in the church. How expectedly unoriginal.
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