Atheists & Agnostics

skepticscott

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12. But…but…he hugged an ugly person!

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 08:04 PM

Apr 2015

And dogs go to heaven! And…and…soup kitchens…baby steps!

Sadly, even some self-proclaimed gays and lesbians on this site will defend the pope and the Vatican on this. Or try to pretend that it isn't happening.

Just imagine if an atheist organization tried to keep someone out of a leadership post because they were gay. The Interfaithy religionistas and rabid Catholic apologists would go ballistic. But since the wonderpope is behind it, we're supposed to be "cautiously optimistic" and proclaim this from the mountaintop as "progress".

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Vatican Balks At Receiving Gay Ambassador [View all] beam me up scottie Apr 2015 OP

OK look, I think I see what everyone is doing wrong here. trotsky Apr 2015 #1

Of course we can't ever really know what he means when he speaks. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #6

What? No way. progressoid Apr 2015 #2

My money's on a translation error. n/t trotsky Apr 2015 #5

Jinx! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #7

No way! trotsky Apr 2015 #9

What was Frankie just saying about equality? Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #3

Civil rights are only for heterosexual men. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #8

Why? bvf Apr 2015 #4

Maybe they should stop accusing others of religious bigotry and clean their own house. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #10

"Who am I to judge." Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #11

But…but…he hugged an ugly person! skepticscott Apr 2015 #12

I cannot even imagine the backlash Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #15

He only said that about gay priests. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #18

Vatican Balks At Receiving Gay Ambassador AlbertCat Apr 2015 #13

Oh no you didn't! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #16

Villa Bonaparte Embassy? onager Apr 2015 #14

Most excellent history, as usual. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #17

Controlled by WHO? AlbertCat Apr 2015 #19