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cleanhippie

(19,705 posts) Mon Feb 22, 2016, 11:16 PM Feb 2016

The Catholic Church is in the headlines a lot lately. We need some Cathosplaining to understand why.

No wait, we don't need that at all. We can see what this horrible institution is doing as plain as day. It's a nice change not to have to deal with the deflection and denial.

Wouldn't you agree?

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The Catholic Church is in the headlines a lot lately. We need some Cathosplaining to understand why. (Original Post) cleanhippie Feb 2016 OP

Awe common, it's hardly ahorrible institution. Sure there were, and probably still are some napi21 Feb 2016 #1

Hogwash. The catholic church skepticscott Feb 2016 #3

I agree. Angry Dragon Feb 2016 #6

I think you forgot the Sarcasm smiley. mr blur Feb 2016 #5

The argument is with the institutional response. LiberalAndProud Feb 2016 #7

I stomped off in utter disgust at the ripe old age of 10 Warpy Feb 2016 #2

It's easy to see from the outside. Iggo Feb 2016 #4

napi21

(45,806 posts)

1. Awe common, it's hardly ahorrible institution. Sure there were, and probably still are some

Reply to cleanhippie (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 11:25 PM

Feb 2016

priests who did horrible things, and their superiors SHOULD HAVE excommunicated them and sent them to the secular police for punishment and they didn't. This new Pope seems to be trying to remedy that.

The Church has done and still does some wonderful things to help lots of people. Please don't condemn the entire institution for the sins of some.

skepticscott

(13,029 posts)

3. Hogwash. The catholic church

Reply to napi21 (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 08:34 AM

Feb 2016

as an organization actively campaigns in countries all over the world to deprive an entire segment of the population of their full human rights. Not "some priests". The entire institution.

Do tell us, please, how many soup kitchens it takes to make that not horrible.

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

6. I agree.

Reply to skepticscott (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 25, 2016, 03:25 PM

Feb 2016

Their bad outweighs their good

mr blur

(7,753 posts)

5. I think you forgot the Sarcasm smiley.

Reply to napi21 (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 25, 2016, 01:24 PM

Feb 2016

At least, I hope you did.

LiberalAndProud

(12,799 posts)

7. The argument is with the institutional response.

Reply to napi21 (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 25, 2016, 06:36 PM

Feb 2016

The institution has been negligent and has conspired with the priests who did those "horrible things." And the history is older than I am. The corruption is deep, old and dank.

As for the wonderful things the church has done, I'll give credit to the parishioners. Some very good people call themselves Catholic.

Warpy

(111,319 posts)

2. I stomped off in utter disgust at the ripe old age of 10

Reply to cleanhippie (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 12:14 AM

Feb 2016

because I realized the sole purpose of that rotten institution was the subjugation of everything female.

Well, except for those nifty dresses and cool hats the hierarchy all wear.

Still, they're in the headlines because the current pope isn't a business as usual sourpuss and he likes to go traveling.

He's still committed to upholding patriarchy with everything he's got.

Iggo

(47,563 posts)

4. It's easy to see from the outside.

Reply to cleanhippie (Original post)

Thu Feb 25, 2016, 11:36 AM

Feb 2016

Still, I can't wait for the next edition of The Adventures Of His Royal Majesty and The Toupée.

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