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peter12 · 09-16-2010, 01:07 PM

The Pope is a very smart man and his comments are taking people aback because frankly, most people don't want to or can't seriously consider what the Pope is actually saying. They'd rather drag out the old red herring of the sex scandals and use it as an ad hominem against a man who despite his enormous failings brings forward some very good points. Anyone actually interested in what the Pope thinks should read this book:
http://www.amazon.ca/Dialectic-Secul...4660408&sr=1-1

Or this article:
http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/20...rmasvsthepope/

I am not at all friendly to the Catholic Church. The sexual crimes are heinous, but it's also allowed people to become too easily prejudiced against the moral teachings of the Church by buying some sort of silly liberal atheist nonsense and not actually engaging with the ideas.

09-16-2010, 01:07 PM	#9
peter12 Self Imposed Retirement Join Date: Jul 2002 Exp:	The Pope is a very smart man and his comments are taking people aback because frankly, most people don't want to or can't seriously consider what the Pope is actually saying. They'd rather drag out the old red herring of the sex scandals and use it as an ad hominem against a man who despite his enormous failings brings forward some very good points. Anyone actually interested in what the Pope thinks should read this book: http://www.amazon.ca/Dialectic-Secul...4660408&sr=1-1 Or this article: http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/20...rmasvsthepope/ I am not at all friendly to the Catholic Church. The sexual crimes are heinous, but it's also allowed people to become too easily prejudiced against the moral teachings of the Church by buying some sort of silly liberal atheist nonsense and not actually engaging with the ideas. Last edited by peter12; 09-16-2010 at 01:16 PM.