Santorum: liberalism caused sexual abuse

[cynatnite]

WASHINGTON -- Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, the third-ranking Republican in the Senate, refused yesterday to back off on his earlier statements connecting Boston's ''liberalism" with the Roman Catholic Church pedophile scandal, saying that the city's ''sexual license" and ''sexual freedom" nurtured an environment where sexual abuse would occur.

''The basic liberal attitude in that area . . . has an impact on people's behavior," Santorum said in an interview yesterday at the Capitol.

''If you have a world view that I'm describing . . . that affirms alternative views of sexuality, that can lead to a lot of people taking it the wrong way," Santorum said.

Santorum, a leader among Christian conservatives, was responding to questions about remarks he made three years ago on a website called Catholic Online. In those comments, Santorum said, ''It is no surprise that Boston, a seat of academic, political, and cultural liberalism in America, lies at the center of the storm" of the clergy sexual abuse scandal.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/07/13/santorum_resolute_on_boston_rebuke?mode=PF

on a side note: What a fucking idiot :freak:

[RetroLounge]

1. Santorum = Anal Sex Lubricant Foamage

'nuff said...

RL

[Kikosexy2]

7. Would you say...

Rick is a Christian Butch Bottom?

[RetroLounge]

10. Oh, yeah...

definitely...

RL

[ewagner]

2. Idiot doesn't see the flaw

in his argument

The Roman Catholic Pedophile scandal happened EVERYWHERE not just in liberal communities.

What an ass!

[GracieM]

5. No no no...

See, the liberalism of Boston must have caused the scandal everywhere...

[ewagner]

18. Ah sooooooooooooooo

Now I see. Thank you for correcting my most faulty reasoning :sarcasm:

[GracieM]

27. Always happy to show you the light

[Syncronaut Seven]

22. I believe that what he meant was "before liberals

Sexual abuse wasn't a crime, just an excercise in dominion".

[Missy M]

3. It is very scary that a person with that kind of logic....

is part of running this country. I just read that he is considering a run for the presidency. I still don't know how the republicans manage to come up with these miscreants.

[Mass]

4. Kennedy asked for Santorum to apologize

this morning on the Senate floor.

Described all that MA had that was good and that Pennsylvania did not have.

[ihaveaquestion]

21. I caught this too. Kennedy was AWESOME!!! n/t

[bushisanidiot]

6. Santorum has it backwards. The repukes are the party of repression

and sexual dysfunction which is the root cause of sexual abuses.

i guarantee you that if the pope said it is now ok for priests to marry or simply to have adult consentual sex that it would virtually end all sexual abuses by priests.

[Mandate My Ass]

8. Sick Rantorum has obsessive thoughts of democratic nookie

Did Rick ever comment on prostitutes and porn stars in the White House?

He is a disturbed individual.

[Mz Pip]

9. What BS

THere is a huge difference between the liberal idea of honest and guilt free sexuality and pedophilia. Pedophilia is a crime.

Besides pedophilia has been around a lot longer than "liberalism."

Mz Pip
:dem:

[msongs]

11. he believes the NAZIS were liberals?? haha that's a good one

uz the nazis did all kind of perv things and not many people would think of nazis as liberals...right wingers maybe, some wingnut republicans maybe, but liberals? Nah

Msongs
www.msongs.com/liberaltshirts.htm

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

12. Hanging my head in shame....

OMG, what a f*cking embarrassment for my state. Sorry, Boston, he is an idiot and I promise to vote for ANYONE to oust this man.:grr:

[dajoki]

15. same here

he's an embarrasment to our state, but we are going to do everything possible to send him packing. he's an outright lunatic who is completely out of touch with reality.

[cynatnite]

29. I know how you feel

We've got frist and lamar.

[Gato Moteado]

13. there's way more sexual abuse in the redneck, white trash south...

...also, the catholic church abuse happened everywhere.

[sam sarrha]

14. reich wing controlled thought is always better thought....i think.....

[kcwayne]

16. Conservative Catholics are responsible for child abuse

Unless you want to argue that the Pope, and the layer of cardinals that repressed the knowledge of child molesting priests (who are all Catholic are they not?) are liberals. When these cardinals and popes not only tried to protect the church from scandal by not acknowledging the problem, but put those same offenders in different locales where they perpetuated their crimes, these cardinals and popes aided and abetted child molestation. They could have stopped it, but they actually assisted in its spread to new victims.

So let's hear about the liberal leanings of Pope John Paul, Cardinal Law, et al. I am waiting.......

[Wheaty]

17. anyone think littl Ricky projects a little too much?

projection - The attribution of one's own attitudes, feelings, or desires to someone or something as a naive or unconscious defense against anxiety or guilt.


I'm just waiting for the day this jackass gets caught with his hands down the pants of a member of the same sex. You know it's going to happen sooner or later.

[jmm]

19. OK Rick, then explain this

http://www.armchairsubversive.com/

.....
Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.
.....
Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.
.....
Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.
.....

[Mandate My Ass]

23. Add this one

Susan Smith's stepdad, Bev Russell, Republican leader in South Carolina and local organizer of Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition, sexually molested Susan from the time she was in her mid teens.

[jmm]

20. deleted post

accidentally posted twice

[insane_cratic_gal]

24. Good.. Lots of Catholics here in PA

Keep hanging yourself asshole.. your going to my campaign against you that much easier.

[GeorgeBushytail]

25. Thread with Red/Blue state rape statistics

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4090884

[ChickMagic]

26. Oh Ricky!

Don't you know that priests take a vow of celibacy? Isn't that what you want us all to do? Abstinence only Ricky. It clearly works. :silly:

[DanCa]

28. Ricky Ricky Ricky

Man your parents did a truely horrible number on you psychologically speaking. Can we sue them for malpractice?