[Silver]

http://pewforum.org/news/display.php?NewsID=14597

"Everything that serves to weaken the family based on the marriage of a man and woman, everything that directly or indirectly stands in the way of its openness to the responsible acceptance of new life ... constitutes an objective obstacle on the road to peace," Benedict writes.

Manning an anti-aircraft gun outside a factory that used Jewish slave labor was in no way any sort of obstacle to peace, of course. Only a moral relativist would think something like that...

 

[Transcend]

This guy is a complete whackjob. Love the catholic church, in all of their 2 faced glory.

 

[LordOpie]

Too bad the pope's parents weren't gay or had an abortion.

 

[blue]

I wholeheartedly expect an epistle on the evils of Africans in his next public appearance.

 

[rockwool]

His eyes are pure evil. He and Cheney shares them with the character who played the Emperor in Star Wars (defenetly the first guy, don't quite remember the eyes of the newer).

 

[J-Dubs]

His eyes are pure evil. He and Cheney shares them with the character who played the Emperor in Star Wars (defenetly the first guy, don't quite remember the eyes of the newer).

They're the same guy.

But you're right.

 

[rockwool]

They're the same guy.

Pope Cheney?

 

[jaydee]

Pope Palpatine of Naboo

 

[jsh191]

boy...sure hope all of your belief systems are infallible and bullet-proof. not defending the pope's/catholic statement, but i hope (a little) that the members of ride monkey are slightly more sensible in their postings of personally aggrandized and high-horsed opinions... oh well

 

[LordOpie]

i hope (a little) that the members of ride monkey are slightly more sensible in their postings of personally aggrandized and high-horsed opinions... oh well

 

[Westy]

What if we are aborting fag babies, is that OK?

 

[Silver]

boy...sure hope all of your belief systems are infallible and bullet-proof. not defending the pope's/catholic statement, but i hope (a little) that the members of ride monkey are slightly more sensible in their postings of personally aggrandized and high-horsed opinions... oh well

You don't venture in here often, do you?

 

[Transcend]

boy...sure hope all of your belief systems are infallible and bullet-proof. not defending the pope's/catholic statement, but i hope (a little) that the members of ride monkey are slightly more sensible in their postings of personally aggrandized and high-horsed opinions... oh well

Oh, I see. So the ex-nazi prison guard pope isn't an intolerant, hypocritical bigot? Please clarify for me.

 

[firemandivi]

Priest abusing little boys = hand slap & move priest to different church

but abortion, birth control and same-sex marriage are blocking peace just like Nuclear arms proliferation, environmental pollution and economic inequality WTF?!?!?

 

[Silver]

Oh, I see. So the ex-nazi prison guard pope isn't an intolerant, hypocritical bigot? Please clarify for me.

He wasn't a prison guard. He was part on an anti-aircraft unit that defended a BMW plant (remember, they made plane engines) that used slave labor from Dachau.

Hearing a guy like that criticize moral relativism is like hearing Keith Richards do an anti-drug ad. I'm just not buying it.

 

[jsh191]

Oh, I see. So the ex-nazi prison guard pope isn't an intolerant, hypocritical bigot? Please clarify for me.

i'm not attempting to clarify anything, other than perhaps the often unnecessarily biting and degrading commentary used for the simple purpose of making one's self somehow more important or better than the person/group in question.

i'm not defending the pope or catholicism... how about some (relatively) educated discussion and commentary not centered around bashing and belittling? (this is, after all, the politics and world news forum...save the bashing for britney...hehe)

 

[Silver]

i'm not attempting to clarify anything, other than perhaps the often unnecessarily biting and degrading commentary used for the simple purpose of making one's self somehow more important or better than the person/group in question.

Let's make a short list. The competitors are Silver and Pope Benedict.

Has people who work for him telling people that condoms don't stop AIDS.
Wore a uniform in Nazi Germany.
Leads a large organization that protects child rapists.
Leads a large business that had workhouses in Ireland where they abused their charges and used de facto slave labor...finally closing the last one in 1996.

Final score:

Pope Benedict 4
Silver 0

 

[ohio]

i'm not attempting to clarify anything, other than perhaps the often unnecessarily biting and degrading commentary used for the simple purpose of making one's self somehow more important or better than the person/group in question.

i'm not defending the pope or catholicism... how about some (relatively) educated discussion and commentary not centered around bashing and belittling?

We'll meet you halfway with educated bashing and belittling.

You must be new here, but this is the standard... we all have pretty thick skins at this point, and eHighFive each other for particularly cutting criticism.

 

[jsh191]

no, not new... definitely not a stranger to the boards. just don't post that much.

thick skin is appreciated, but not self righteous back-patting.

 

[ohio]

thick skin is appreciated, but not self righteous back-patting.

It's easy to be self righteous when you're as totally sweet as I am.

edit: come to think of it, our self-righteousness index has dropped precipitously since Damn True disappeared. What you're witnessing here is pretty ****ing mild.

 

[LordOpie]

boy...sure hope all of your belief systems are infallible and bullet-proof. not defending the pope's/catholic statement, but i hope (a little) that the members of ride monkey are slightly more sensible in their postings of personally aggrandized and high-horsed opinions... oh well

ad hominem aside, our opinions don't kill or get people killed.

There's only humor at this point as there is nothing really to argue on behalf of the Pope.

If you disagree, post your opinion. If you agree, post something funny.

 

[jsh191]

ad hominem aside, our opinions don't kill or get people killed.

There's only humor at this point as there is nothing really to argue on behalf of the Pope.

If you disagree, post your opinion. If you agree, post something funny.

"ad hominem"... like that. haven't heard that for a while.

as far as opinions and humor... generally appreciated.

and, if anything stands in the way of world peace, it is the continual discrimination of bacon as a legitimate and substantial ingredient in the world of fine cuisine... nazi bacon haters.

 

[rockwool]

nazi bacon haters.

That is impossible. Nazis are bacon.

 

[kidwoo]

I'll pat silver on the back so he doesn't have to.

He is both more relevant and better than the dumbfvck leading the great catholic sheeples of the world towards AIDs, suicidal young mothers and little boys taking it in the pooper.

How's that?

 

[jsh191]

excellent... oh, and maybe you'd want to give him the reach around while you're back there patting those shoulders...

 

[kidwoo]

Oh look.

Someone new in the political forum trying to elevate the level of discourse while making gay jokes.

So are you better than gay people or just afraid of them looking at your heinie?

Please post pics of said heinie for further evaluation.

 

[LordOpie]

Please post pics of said heinie for further evaluation.

 

[jsh191]

Oh look.

First gay joke ever in the RM political forum.

Just trying to go with the hypocritical tide.

Not better than gay people...better than everyone (even the nazi pope). And, as far as the aforementioned heinie...pics will cost you. (it's that good).

 

[kidwoo]

Now you're talkin!


Not sure on the 'hypocritical' claim though. I'd put my money on just about everyone who's posted in this thread being genuinely, wholly better for humanity than the pooper pokin propogator in the vatican. There are problems in the world that lighting a candle and rubbing a necklace, while codemning half of humanity just aren't going to solve. Especially when at some point in your life, you've answered to a 'furor'.

 

[DaveW]

Oh look.

First gay joke ever in the RM political forum.

Just trying to go with the hypocritical tide.

Not better than gay people...better than everyone (even the nazi pope). And, as far as the aforementioned heinie...pics will cost you. (it's that good).

Just for sh*ts and giggles, please how explain how criticism of a leaders policies is "hypocritical" for the average member of Ridemonkey?

Cos I'm not seeing it like that fella.

 

[valve bouncer]

Now you're talkin!


Not sure on the 'hypocritical' claim though. I'd put my money on just about everyone who's posted in this thread being genuinely, wholly better for humanity than the pooper pokin propogator in the vatican. .

F*ck you homo, I'll take that bet. I'm purely a malevolent bastard without a single redeeming feature. I'm uniquely qualified to become Pope.

 

[Transcend]

a 'furor'.

That'd be Fuhrer.

 

[Transcend]

F*ck you homo, I'll take that bet. I'm purely a malevolent bastard without a single redeeming feature. I'm uniquely qualified to become Pope.

Were you a Nazi? If not, the pope still wins (loses).

 

[narlus]

Hearing a guy like that criticize moral relativism is like hearing Keith Richards do an anti-drug ad.

 

[kidwoo]

That'd be Fuhrer.

Yeah whatever.

I don't colour correct my camera images or do people favours either you french speaking sissy boy.


Besides......he seemed pretty furious to me.

 

[blue]

 

[stevew]

^
^
I've seen that face on the kotex, right?

 

[kidwoo]

F*ck you homo, I'll take that bet. I'm purely a malevolent bastard without a single redeeming feature. I'm uniquely qualified to become Pope.

You hadn't posted in this thread yet at that point ya friggin rocket surgeon.

 

[blue]

^
^
I've seen that face on the kotex, right?

cabby pirate. si.