The Pope spanked Canada for its laws permitting gay marriage and abortion:
“In the name of tolerance, your country has had to endure the folly of the redefinition of spouse,” the Pope told a group of bishops from Ontario. “In the name of freedom of choice, it is confronted with the daily destruction of unborn children.”
Such laws, Benedict said, are the result of “the exclusion of God from the public sphere.”
He lamented that Catholic politicians had yielded to “ephemeral social trends and the spurious demands of opinion polls.”
It’s a good thing popes are ephemeral too. His words are further contribution to the growing irrelevance of the church in the reality of everyday life.
The pope said that Catholic politicians in this country are ignoring their duty by going against traditional Catholic values and supporting what Canadians clearly want. I guess we all forgot that politicians were chosen by God, and not by democratic vote. Do I really want to start considering the religion of my candidate before I vote for him or her? That sounds like prejudice, but if they start listening to the Pope, I will have to start asking that question.
The Chinese call the rear end of a chicken “The Pope’s nose.” The Pope’s nose needs to stay out of Canadian laws, because neither it, nor the shit that comes from the hole beneath it belongs anywhere near them.
Come on kevin. Popes are people whose lives are nothing like ours, yet they expect us to live it like they say we should.
Plus its organized religion, whats the surprise?
So I should just shut up and not post my opinion on my blog because it’s organized religion? I’m not going to let them get away with molesting little boys either. Nope.
Man, dont get defensive. I kept re-reading my comment trying to imagine how it mightve come across as a suggestion to shup up when talking against religion, but I couldnt. Quite the opposite, especially when knowing my religious tendencies. I was saying that its not surprising that the Vatican starts flapping its wings whenever a country becomes more progressive, aka more godless.
I firmly believe in everyone having an opinion and obviously something to believe in … and I totally agree with your post.
Keep religion out of politics … it starts too many wars and kills too many innocent people!