This is too funny!!!!

[Kraj]

http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=15786

 

[jsanders]

What do you find funny about it?

 

[fuzzygeek]

Go to the boxing ring guys!

 

[jsanders]

Go to the boxing ring guys!

Thank you mister Geek.
Sorry I tried to provoke outside the game field.

 

[Kraj]

What do you find funny about it?

The depiction of a Catholic preist as a hero from The Matrix. I can't be the only one who finds that quite humorous...

 

[MrsGorilla]

The depiction of a Catholic preist as a hero from The Matrix. I can't be the only one who finds that quite humorous...

I can see the humor in the fact that they are using an image from a pretty violent movie in an attempt to glorify what they do. I mean, helping people fight against sin (as it says in the article) is hardly a "glamourous" job.

 

[Rich]

They don't show the little boy hiding under the frock either

 

[jsanders]

They don't show the little boy hiding under the frock either

Decidedly NOT funny.

 

[Rich]

Decidedly NOT funny.

no, but sadly true, therefore a justifiable political comment to make

 

[jsanders]

no, but sadly true, therefore a justifiable political comment to make

Yes you’re absolutely right, because out of the 43,000 priest in the US 215 of them were accused.

 

[Rich]

Yes you’re absolutely right, because out of the 43,000 priest in the US 215 of them were accused.

And isn't the "church" trying to buy off accusers?

 

[jsanders]

I have to say that we've had about enough of cheap shot jokes about Catholic priests. On the other hand, it wasn't just the individual priests engaging in unacceptable (to put it mildly) behavior; the Church was systematically preventing abusive priests from being revealed and suffering the consequences. In my opinion, that's even worse.

The real cost is to all of the actual Christians in the Catholic Church (of which there are hundreds of millions).

 

[Rich]

The real cost is to all of the actual Christians in the Catholic Church (of which there are hundreds of millions).

Well the church is wealthy enough

 

[jsanders]

Well the church is wealthy enough

Oh I see, you thought I meant money.
It figures.

 

[Rich]

Oh I see, you thought I meant money.
It figures.

whose fault is that?

 

[Kraj]

The real cost is to all of the actual Christians in the Catholic Church (of which there are hundreds of millions).

Other than the victims, yes, I agree.

I deleted the post you quoted, btw, because I realized it was taking the thread in a direction not suitable for the new, friednly face of the watercooler.

 

[statsman]

Are there child molesters in the Catholic priesthood?...YES
Are all the child molesters in the world Catholic priests?...NO

At one time the church (like almost every other religious, business or other organization) tried to sweep it under the carpet. NOW, they call the cops.

If the victims of this abuse are so upset, why didn't they call the cops instead uf suing?

 

[Vassago]

I thought it was pretty funny Kraj. Too bad the other two can't keep their little arguments in the other part of the forum and off your thread.

 

[Rich]

Yeah let's have censorship and a discussion group that doesn't discuss anything

 

[Vassago]

Yeah let's have censorship and a discussion group that doesn't discuss anything

Certainly...because I went through and completely deleted all of your posts right?

Did you forget to take your pills this morning old man? You seem a little cranky.