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uriel1972

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45. If he can't go against church doctrine...

Reply to beam me up scottie (Reply #29)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 06:27 AM

Apr 2015

Then he isn't a leader he's a glorified follower.... of a book collated in the 3rd(?) century by a bunch of power hungry maniacs.

What could possibly go wrong

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War of the sexes: Gender theory is the problem, not solution, pope says [View all] beam me up scottie Apr 2015 OP

Oh yeah, the go-to moral authority, on gender and sexuality. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #1

They should write a book or something. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #6

I've read their books.... or tried to. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #7

Can I just say... F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #2

I've been trying but beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #4

Seems to be working for me... F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #10

Oh we LOVE Tim Minchin here. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #11

Oops... NeoGreen Apr 2015 #20

Oh, good. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #27

Yes, we hear the same lame baloney over in Religion skepticscott Apr 2015 #33

Well my dad used to say if you don't want to know the answer... beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #36

Tim was on @midnight tonight! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #18

no longer knows how to come to terms with it AlbertCat Apr 2015 #3

And look how well that turned out for everyone. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #5

Women would be better off if all religion ceased to exist. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #8

I like them too. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #9

Here's a bunch of goddesses, all congregating in the same place... onager Apr 2015 #12

Very interesting, thanks. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #17

He certainly seems determined to march back to the 1500s Warpy Apr 2015 #13

We're incubators for the church. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #14

It still is. Warpy Apr 2015 #15

Shhhhhh! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #16

YAY, BESTEST POPE EVAH!!!!! trotsky Apr 2015 #19

Obviously. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #23

At this point I'm wondering if he can do anything that would bother his fans. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #24

How about: "The Pope is part of the problem, not solution", rational people say? mr blur Apr 2015 #21

Thank you. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #25

How about "Pope Francis's bigoted Catholicism" Lordquinton Apr 2015 #30

Yes, let's ask a 70+ year old professional single virgin about marriage. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #22

And sex. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #26

Sensualist grump! Don't you know God is love... onager Apr 2015 #41

Holy cow, that is ... what's the word.... beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #42

That's our Frank! Act_of_Reparation Apr 2015 #28

I know, we're just too impatient. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #29

Damn... haikugal Apr 2015 #31

If he can't go against church doctrine... uriel1972 Apr 2015 #45

Or just another slick politician. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #46

heh... uriel1972 Apr 2015 #47

I think he's both. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #48

I love this group! haikugal Apr 2015 #32

And we love you back! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #34

When everything gets too heavy elsewhere I come here to relax and laugh. haikugal Apr 2015 #35

It's like a family bar in the old neighborhood. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #37

Yeah it does have that feel. haikugal Apr 2015 #38

No, but it looks fantastic! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #39

My IPad made another 'correction' I didn't catch..Siri can be such a bitch! haikugal Apr 2015 #40

That pope nil desperandum Apr 2015 #43

Just make sure you don't make fun of what he's wearing. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #44