If you are going to head one of the largest religious groups in the world (I said one of, not largest, see {en:major religious groups|here} for numbers), ya should have a bit of common sense. Not necessarily a lot of common sense - after all you have given up all sorts of really cool things in life so I will assume you don’t have oodles and oodles of common sense – but at least enough to keep from firmly planting your foot in your mouth.
Enter The German Pope, Eggs Benedict XVI. Personally, I think his brains are scrambled if not truly poached. Our tolerant pontiff has recently de-ex-communicated a Catholic bishop named Richard Williamson, who belongs to the ultra-traditional Society of Saint Pius X and denies the extent of the Holocaust. According to his eminence, although the Holocaust happened, it really wasn’t that bad and only a few hundred thousand Jews were killed. Not to mention his penchant for insulting protestants (which is OK because they are WASPs) and Muslims – this guy ain’t that bright.
Forget what your opinion is of any religious group. When you are they head of one that has value of brotherly love and peace and harmony, you should know enough to keep your friggin mouth shut. I don’t know which is worse, the fact that Eggs Benedict XVI is morally retarded or the fact that he was elected by the cardinals. Does this mean that they share his opinions, in part if not all?
Unt ve have vays to make u pray!
Peace and love,
Timmy out
Tags: Catolicism, Germany, Religion, Stupidity
Better of heving chus vun beer!
Actually, it was the de-ex-communicated Bishop Williamson who said those things and it was Sectratariate of State for the Vatican that did all the initial work of discussion with the breakaway group. The Pope was not aware of the details of what was said by the English Bishop. As for the protestants being WASP’S I think the German Lutherans, Swiss Calvinists, French Hugonots not to mention my own paternal ancestors, the Scottish Presbyterians (shhhh my Mother doesn’t know… my great great great Grandfather converted when he fell in love with a Papist lass in the twenties… the 1820’s) would argue with you about being WASP’s, technically the term was not a designation for Protestants in England, but in the US who were of Anglo-Saxson decent. And really at the end of the day, there isn’t that much difference between Anglicanism and the Real Church… ahh I mean Catholicism… it’s the Evangelicals Ben really doesn’t like… they have all the nice property in the States, then there is the Mormans, also owners of better real estate, not to mention having a great sense of fashion for their 16 wives. As for the Muslims, a minor gaff a couple a years ago and you still dwell on today. He’s got the message (not to mention a dead camels head in his bed right after that incident…) As for the size thing… ahhh you’re using Wikipedia, enough said. Get better sources… And by the way Professor, so was he. As for the Muslims (part deux) he is actually in a long term discussin with several high ranking Muslim leaders looking the various issues and ideas that the Church and they have in common, and it is scaring the piss out of the secular humanists around the western world, now how can that be stupid or bad?
Cheers
Suds
Ultimately Eggs Benedict is responsible for the de-ex-communication. If he didn’t know the story behind it then shame on him for not knowing it and/or shame on him for surrounding himself with incompetant ninnies.
As for the rest of your rant … you make as much sense as celibacy. Wihch, by the way, the Catlick church only started to ensure that when priests die the church get all of their estate and that there are no pesky children to inherit it.