Pope blasts gay marriage as insidious and dangerous

[AlphaCentauri]

Source: Herald Sun

POPE Benedict XVI slammed gay marriage and abortion as "insidious and dangerous threats to the common good" in a speech at the Portuguese shrine of Fatima last night.
The 83-year-old pontiff's comments came as Portugal prepares to legalize same-sex unions.

He received a standing ovation from an audience of church and lay social workers when he described abortion as a "tragedy" and said the family was based "on the indissoluble marriage between a man and a woman."

Portugal, long viewed as deeply conservative, is now set to legalise gay marriage next week only three years after decriminalizing abortion.

Benedict expressed his "deep appreciation" for social and pastoral care workers who "defend life and promote the reconciliation and healing of those harmed by the tragedy of abortion."

"Initiatives aimed at protecting the essential and primary values of life, beginning at conception, and of the family based on the indissoluble marriage between a man and a woman, help to respond to some of today's most insidious and dangerous threats to the common good."

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The law allowing same-sex marriage was passed by parliament in February with the backing of left-wing parties which have a majority. President Anibal Cavaco Silva must sign the bill into law by May 17, three days after the end of the papal visit.


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[NC_Nurse]

1. Fuck you pedophile protector.

The pope, I mean.

[Hulk]

12. "ditto" your comment!

You posted my words exactly. Do care what this ass-wipe has to say about matters of sexual behavior or preference? Screw him and the rest of his little pink-caps. What a collection of clowns.

[leftynyc]

21. Same here

Until this pope steps down and prays for mercy for all the damage he helped hide, I simply can't take anything the Catholic Church says about ethics and morals seriously.

[saigon68]

31. Mr Winkie

[madmax]

37. +100

[activa8tr]

2. Dangerous, those married lesbians and gay men... a threat to our

children, more than all those priests were!!!!!!!!!!!!! SURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That church is shooting itself in the foot from the Pope on down to the priests. A hundred years from now they will only be a cult.

[cyr330]

3. Oh Yeah, Right

And all those priests sticking their inflamed organs up little kids' butts is A-OK with the Catholic Church!!!!

[Divine Discontent]

5. oh, you wouldn't want to take away the one little thing they get in the benefit package, would you?

open reign on 9 yr olds? I don't understand how people who are faithful could attend these churches knowing that a chunk of their money they give goes to this nazi pig. he may have the title, but it doesn't mean he's very holy. I think he's gross and an affront to decency, and obviously, doesn't really care about the actions of the priests or he would have done something about it when he was presented with the problem decades ago.

[notadmblnd]

4. However, molesting little boys is A-Okay!

:sarcasm:

[Betty]

6. insidious and dangerous are two words that come to mind

when I think about enablers like him.

[SoapBox]

7. Fixing the popey's statement...

"Pope blasts gay marriage as insidious and dangerous."

Looks like that needs a correction!

"Pope blasts catholic cult as insidious and dangerous."

There...done.

[foxfeet]

8. Pope Creepy the Undead speaks.

But ever-fewer people are listening.

[Tansy_Gold]

9. Tansy Gold blasts Vatican as insidious and dangerous

The Vatican is an all-male singles club yet it sets itself up as the final earthly judge for all people, male, female, gay, straight, white, brown, you name it. Its policies and its actions have not led to a betterment of the human condition but rather to death and misery and oppression.

Up yours, Ratzo.



Tansy Gold

[La Lioness Priyanka]

10. bigoted asshole. it must be nice for catholics to know, this is what they support

[Soylent Brice]

11. pope and inSidious in the same headline...

can't be a coincidence...

[leftofcool]

13. Begone, pedophile! And take your priests with you!

[woo me with science]

14. "I was against gay marriage until they told me I didn't have to do it." nt

[queerart]

15. But......

The more important question to ask him.....


How does he feel about the "Hitler Youth Nazi Party"?.......


......and should those whom participated in the movement apologize to the World for the terror they instilled in others whom were unable to defend themselves?


Nothing like someone flapping their gums while carrying a 3 piece matching set of baggage, and holding a letter that he wrote protecting others whom preyed on children.....


You just can't make this stuff up........










for anyone that might be interested.... here is an eye opening weekly read:



"This Week In Holy Crimes"

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/05/this-week-in-holy-crimes_09.html

[AndyA]

16. The Pope must have a different Bible than I do.

He's sure willing to condemn others, which isn't a good thing in the Bible. What is it about casting the first stone and doing unto others? Perhaps the Pope missed those sections. :shrug:

[happygoluckytoyou]

17. POPE SAYS marriage defined as between a man and a woman, or a priest and a young boy, or 3 nuns !!!!

[2Design]

18. pope, church, religions, republicans ARE "insidious and dangerous threats to the common good"

[nickinSTL]

19. I'd say that the Catholic Church

is an insidious and dangerous threat to the common good.

[sakabatou]

20. Speak for yourself, pedo-mobile.

[truthisfreedom]

22. That statement coming from the head of the most perverted religious organization in the world,

I'm simply not impressed.

[Hosnon]

23. It's amazing he can be so passionate about gay marriage yet so detached about

raping boys.

[sui generis]

24. indissoluble marriage. riiiiight.

Also noted as insidious and dangerous threats to the common (a.k.a. "catholic") good:

Failure to marry a catholic or convert to catholicism.
Failure to produce heterosexual catholic children.
Failure to attend catholic church.
Failure to tithe.
Failure to confess.
Failure to remain silent about being butt-diddled by your local priest.

lots of opportunities for failure in that religion. I would think equal marriage would be the least of them, especially since most same-gender marriages are non-catholic anyway.

Won't somebody other than Germany PLEASE start taxing these bastards.

[JDPriestly]

28. I have known people who said they were barred from Catholic Communion

because they married a divorced person and therefore were not married in the Catholic church. Stupid.

[jaded_old_cynic]

25. Sorry can't help myself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpuYoK6wv_Y

[BR_Parkway]

26. So says the man who protects child rapists - what more needs to be said?

[JDPriestly]

27. So, if the Pope does not like gay marriage, he does not have to marry a man.

[provis99]

32. it's not men the clergy are interested in, its boys.

I'm sure marrying them in secret ceremonies is ok by the Pope.

[Q3JR4]

29. Why the hell do people pay any attention

to anything the catholic church has to say about, well, anything?

People have been getting abortions for hundreds of years and gay marriage has been taking place in the world for about 15 years. Compare that to the actions of catholic priests (and the bishops who covered up for them including one joseph ratzinger) for as long as the church has been around. There's your "insidious and dangerous threat...to the common good".

Q3JR4.

[IndianaGreen]

30. The Pope used to shout Zeig Heil when he was a boy

and he has a track record of protecting pedophile priests.

[mitchum]

33. He swore a loyalty oath to Hitler. THE Adolf Hitler.

[ShockediSay]

34. If you want to protect marriage, why not attack divorce??? nt

[Vidar]

35. "Insidious and dangerous" Is a pretty good description of his Hliness, Biggy Ratz.

[BootinUp]

36. The Pope is worried about those "gay bandidos" evidently.

Lewis Black on gay marriage...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-id4GKsaQk

[Zenlitened]

38. The world has no need need of popes.

They are good for nothing but sorrow.

[Lost4words]

39. this from a man that wears robes and skirts! and wore the swastika!