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Originally posted by something wicked
Hmmm, it's hard to know how to comment on that. You look how you look, it's not a reflection on your character. All I would say is when you are 85, take a long hard look in the mirror and ask yourself if the face that looks back at you is the one you would like people to see.
BTW, how does someone look pope-ish?
www.sikharchives.com...
Originally posted by Crakeur
reply to post by smurfy
the soon to be former pope does not look pope-ish.
I'm sorry if that bothers you but, in my opinion, he's got a slightly evil smirk-like look. Doesn't mean he's a bad dude or evil incarnate, it just means he looks that way to me and, more important, my opinion doesn't matter regarding the way he looks, or anyone looks. but he does have a little palpatine thing going on, I believe someone, somewhere, pointed out.
Originally posted by blupblup
Totally agree, he looks like evil incarnate.
He has a wry, evil, disturbing grin/face and it goes deeper than just a physical thing, it resonates out from within.
Originally posted by blupblup
Originally posted by Crakeur
reply to post by smurfy
the soon to be former pope does not look pope-ish.
I'm sorry if that bothers you but, in my opinion, he's got a slightly evil smirk-like look. Doesn't mean he's a bad dude or evil incarnate, it just means he looks that way to me and, more important, my opinion doesn't matter regarding the way he looks, or anyone looks. but he does have a little palpatine thing going on, I believe someone, somewhere, pointed out.
Totally agree, he looks like evil incarnate.
He has a wry, evil, disturbing grin/face and it goes deeper than just a physical thing, it resonates out from within.
I think most admit that he has been pretty unsuccessful and that Pope John Paul II was so much more friendly, human and yes, Pope-ish.
This Pope is pretty bad.
Originally posted by something wicked
You do know Pope Benedict was extremely frustrated that Pope John Paul II refused to tackle issues of child abuse within the church head on and that he wrote about this many times before becoming Pope? That doesn't make John Paul II implicit by the way, just that he seemed immune to change which is why I have a lot of good things to say about Pope Benedict - he tried and realised the challenge was for a younger man.edit on 27-2-2013 by something wicked because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by blupblup
Originally posted by something wicked
You do know Pope Benedict was extremely frustrated that Pope John Paul II refused to tackle issues of child abuse within the church head on and that he wrote about this many times before becoming Pope? That doesn't make John Paul II implicit by the way, just that he seemed immune to change which is why I have a lot of good things to say about Pope Benedict - he tried and realised the challenge was for a younger man.edit on 27-2-2013 by something wicked because: (no reason given)
Absolutely Nonsense.... Cardinal Ratzinger was IN CHARGE of dealing with these scandals, and called for silence in the ranks.... moved priests around to abuse freely.
Do not delude yourself that these people care... they are COMPLICIT and are fully aware of the crimes carried out on children.
LOS ANGELES -- The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles must release the names of church leaders and pedophile priests identified in thousands of pages of internal documents recounting sexual abuse allegations dating back decades, a judge ruled Monday. The decision by Superior Court Judge Emilie Elias overturned much of a 2011 order by another judge that would have allowed the archdiocese to black out the names of church higher-ups. Victims, as well as The Associated Press and Los Angeles Times, argued for the names to be public. Elias said she weighed the privacy rights of priests and others – including those who are mentioned in the documents but were not accused of any wrongdoing – versus the public's interest in learning details of the child abuse that prompted the archdiocese to agree to a record $660 million settlement with victims in 2007.
The documents include letters and memos between top church officials and their attorneys, medical and psychological records, complaints from parents and, in some cases, correspondence with the Vatican about abusive priests. There are approximately 30,000 pages and it wasn't immediately clear how soon they would be released.
Originally posted by blupblup
reply to post by something wicked
What? How is it bollocks?]
This is just a short search.
If you don't follow these things or haven't heard about this, then I can't help you.
It happened....
The Pope Covers Up Paedophilia.... he protects child rapists and that's probably why he's quitting.
But whatever, keep your head buried, keep defending him.
www.guardian.co.uk...
news.bbc.co.uk...
www.guardian.co.uk...
www.telegraph.co.uk...
news.bbc.co.uk...
Also
en.wikipedia.org...edit on 27/2/13 by blupblup because: (no reason given)edit on 27/2/13 by blupblup because: (no reason given)
This scandal, much like the recent one involving TV & Radio stars and so on in the UK, is much, much bigger and deeper than people realise.... from the Pope down, these people knew, covered up and participated.
Originally posted by blupblup
reply to post by ajay59
Ignorant religious Zealots wont change the FACTS.
edit on 27/2/13 by blupblup because: (no reason given)
Can people who know the difference between right and wrong, gathered together, be considered "mob rule" when they protect children from harm?
Ask yourself this, does a body of people who share MORAL obligation, constitute a "lynch mob"? Can people who know the difference between right and wrong, gathered together, be considered "mob rule" when they protect children from harm? I guess they could be, if one doesn't consider harming children to be wrong! Should a majority of a population, whom all believe harming children to be wrong, redressing grievances with their governing body be construed as "mob rule" or "anarchy" or a "lynch mob"? If the governing body refuses to hear the grievances of the majority, could that not be viewed as unrepresentative of the MAJORITY? What then? Should the majority then accept their fate and go home as has been advised by some(in whatever form of wording)?
Again it comes down to rule by law or rule by mob,
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior.[2] Laws are made by governments, specifically by their legislatures.
Mob; commonly refers to a crowd of people
In bullying and intimidation
In law, law enforcement, and politics
Over the past few days, hundreds of people in fifteen countries have pledged their support to our Tribunal to occupy churches and help perform Citizens' Arrests of criminal heads of church and state in Rome, London and across Canada. (more to read) Source