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SamKnause

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13. Pope

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 02:29 PM

Jan 2014

Demonizing birth control for women is horrific.

Mothers watching their starving children dying is horrific.

Denying birth control to women and forcing them to bring children into a world where they will starve is horrific.

War is horrific.

Homelessness is horrific.

Poverty is horrific.

Female genetaila mutalation is horrific.

Rape being used as a tool of war is horrific.

Abortion does not make my list of horrific things.

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Pope Francis calls abortion 'horrific' in toughest remark to date [View all] SidDithers Jan 2014 OP

and I disagree with him. Oth, I agree with him about trickle down economics. cali Jan 2014 #1

Of course it's impossible to overstate the pope's influence on U.S. economic policy... Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #2

Your disagreement is about as impactful on the Pope as his words about 'trickle down' are on Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #22

This belongs in the religion forum. nt el_bryanto Jan 2014 #3

So alert... SidDithers Jan 2014 #4

I don't alert because I don't want to have someone get banned. el_bryanto Jan 2014 #7

He means an SOP alert and they won't be banned for an sop alert. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #42

I love that, "Pope Photo-op." Archae Jan 2014 #9

And his thug posse the "Shield of Roses" is in the Supreme Court today warrant46 Jan 2014 #50

"Altar". I know it pains you to type that but it's the proper spelling. rug Jan 2014 #56

Fixed. You can return to your genuflecting...nt SidDithers Jan 2014 #57

Ok, carry on with your fulminating. rug Jan 2014 #61

Allwed in GD "Because the pope is big news" pintobean Jan 2014 #5

Yeah, nothing is really changing zappaman Jan 2014 #6

But he was Esquire Magazine's 2013 Best Dressed Man!!... SidDithers Jan 2014 #8

Maybe they should come up with some snooper2 Jan 2014 #10

OK, THAT'S funny... SidDithers Jan 2014 #11

LMAO Cali_Democrat Jan 2014 #52

Hol(e)y condoms? No thanks. MineralMan Jan 2014 #70

Posts like this ought to stop people here from all the pope worship, LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #12

100% correct dbackjon Jan 2014 #66

Pope SamKnause Jan 2014 #13

Protecting abusers is horrific. Hoarding millions to hide from victims is horrific. PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #14

Reply SamKnause Jan 2014 #32

I missed the part where... bobclark86 Jan 2014 #21

Reply SamKnause Jan 2014 #30

I really don't expect anything from Pope Frank on women's rights. ananda Jan 2014 #15

Too bad there are so many followers in the world... polichick Jan 2014 #16

I have been surprised how little support for choice and contraception there is on DU. Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #17

amen. PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #19

+1000 theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #26

The surprise is that so many people think liberals WANT abortions Johonny Jan 2014 #36

Safe, legal, rare was REMOVED from the party platform in 2008. Get with the times. PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #40

Anti-abortion, anti-birth control, anti-woman, anti-gay... and pro child rape Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #18

A good Catholic doesn't like abortion... bobclark86 Jan 2014 #20

And yet the Church used to burn 'heretics' at the stake and the Bible lists dozens of 'sins' for Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #23

Your assumptions about me are shit bobclark86 Jan 2014 #37

I did not say the pope said to kill gay people. That's so damn rude. But I was rude first. Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #51

He doesn't remove Cardinals that do call for it. dbackjon Jan 2014 #67

I just want him to keep his archaic and harmful rules within his church and stay the FUCK PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #24

Don't any of them realize it is necessary at times? Rex Jan 2014 #25

Anyone who thought that this Pope would 180 on every bad Church policy is a fool Drale Jan 2014 #27

Why would anyone expect the pope to say anything else about abortion? Jenoch Jan 2014 #28

What's the Amazing Randi say about Pope Francis, SidDithers? Octafish Jan 2014 #29

Since Randi is gay, he probably doesn't think much of him... SidDithers Jan 2014 #31

Don't get angry, SidDithers. Octafish Jan 2014 #33

... SidDithers Jan 2014 #34

Why does my pointing out hypocrisy make you laugh? Octafish Jan 2014 #38

I'm laughing because you think you're pointing out hypocrisy... SidDithers Jan 2014 #39

Yes. Because you don't see it. Octafish Jan 2014 #41

Psst! zappaman Jan 2014 #43

Are you going to write to the Amazing Randi, too? Octafish Jan 2014 #45

Sure! zappaman Jan 2014 #46

Gosh. I am afraid of no man, zappaman. Octafish Jan 2014 #47

Yes zappaman Jan 2014 #48

I'm not afraid of them, either. Octafish Jan 2014 #49

Hmmm... greytdemocrat Jan 2014 #54

Then he should refuse to get one. ellie Jan 2014 #35

Well, it seems like he isn't covering up the raping of little boys... zappaman Jan 2014 #44

The Pope is not married, not a woman and clearly, not an environmentalist. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #53

Well, he is the pope. JoePhilly Jan 2014 #55

Here's the full text of his address. rug Jan 2014 #58

"rull"?...nt SidDithers Jan 2014 #59

Thank you, I'll altar it. rug Jan 2014 #60

Kick for the anniversary of Roe v Wade...nt SidDithers Jan 2014 #62

He can call it StarlightGold Jan 2014 #63

*unless you are in a state with massive restrictions in place thanks to assholes like him. PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #69

But killing gays is A-OK with you, right? dbackjon Jan 2014 #64

With him, not me... SidDithers Jan 2014 #65

Correct ! dbackjon Jan 2014 #68