Now The Anti-GMO Crowd Thinks The Pope Is Great.

[HuckleB]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1016&pid=125905

FFS. I have to laugh.

On edit, this is the same Pope who claimed gay parents are not as good as straight ones, just a week earlier. His science credentials are rather lacking.

[Tobin S.]

1. The Pope is a mixed bag of backwards and enlightened

He's terrible on women's issues and gay rights. He's good on economics and the environment (in regards to climate change). If people would just take a step back and look at his views objectively they'd see both good stuff and bad stuff as far as his politics go. He's just a regular Joe who happens to hold a very powerful position. Take away the religion and he's probably a mid level manager at some factory.

[HuckleB]

2. Yes, he's right on climate change, but I'm not sure where else he's got the science right.

He's anti-GMO, he's anti-birth control, he's anti-gay parents. Oh, maybe he is pro-vaccine. I don't know. He's an improvement over the last guy, but not by that much, despite all the hype.

[Archae]

3. Don't forget he's a product of a system...

Began in the Dark Ages, set down arbitrary rules they pulled out of their ass, and covered for some of the most corrupt people imaginable.

Francis is an improvement over Pope Rat, but is still a product of a flawed system.

[trotsky]

5. A flawed system that is ridiculously difficult to change.

Because they've declared the whole sweater to be the perfect culmination of centuries of their best theologians' work, they don't DARE pick at the loose threads.

[progressoid]

4. But I read on the internet (and DU) that he has a Masters degree in science!

[trotsky]

6. He was once a bouncer!

He washed people's feet! He hugged a deformed man! He drives a Renault! He's the most wonderfullest person EVAH!