Pope Going Down in England
April 11, 2010 9:33 AM Subscribe
Atheistic high priest Richard Dawkins planning to have Pope Benedict arrested over 'crimes against humanity'.
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Pope Going Down in England
Is there video available?
posted by gman at 9:36 AM on April 11, 2010 [2 favorites]
Is there video available?
posted by gman at 9:36 AM on April 11, 2010 [2 favorites]
As an atheist, I take umbrage at the use of "high priest" (just to get that out of the way).
I think Dawkins has described Pope Ratzi as well as anyone can:
A leering old villain in a frock, who spent decades conspiring behind closed doors for the position he now holds; a man who believes he is infallible and acts the part; a man whose preaching of scientific falsehood is responsible for the deaths of countless AIDS victims in Africa; a man whose first instinct when his priests are caught with their pants down is to cover up the scandal and damn the young victims to silence . . .
The man's from Central Casting.
I understand there's no mechanism for the removal of popes, and that the traditional method was assassination or armed overthrow by some feudal lord and/or cardinal who was even worse. This no longer being done (there is a shortage of Borgias), perhaps some international law will bring internal pressure to bear. I have no idea how likely that is.
posted by Countess Elena at 9:40 AM on April 11, 2010 [4 favorites]
I think Dawkins has described Pope Ratzi as well as anyone can:
A leering old villain in a frock, who spent decades conspiring behind closed doors for the position he now holds; a man who believes he is infallible and acts the part; a man whose preaching of scientific falsehood is responsible for the deaths of countless AIDS victims in Africa; a man whose first instinct when his priests are caught with their pants down is to cover up the scandal and damn the young victims to silence . . .
The man's from Central Casting.
I understand there's no mechanism for the removal of popes, and that the traditional method was assassination or armed overthrow by some feudal lord and/or cardinal who was even worse. This no longer being done (there is a shortage of Borgias), perhaps some international law will bring internal pressure to bear. I have no idea how likely that is.
posted by Countess Elena at 9:40 AM on April 11, 2010 [4 favorites]
So, my understanding is that the Catholic God is a nazi who approves of child molestation. People still belief in this?!
posted by fuq at 9:41 AM on April 11, 2010
posted by fuq at 9:41 AM on April 11, 2010
no he didn't
as if they are gonna arrest the pope. it would be so fucking sweet if it happened but we all know it won't.
posted by marienbad at 9:42 AM on April 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
as if they are gonna arrest the pope. it would be so fucking sweet if it happened but we all know it won't.
posted by marienbad at 9:42 AM on April 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
While I'm more empathetic to Dawkins (as a person disgusted by how the Catholic church has handled molestation), I expect this to get about as far as Orly Taitz's lawsuits to get Obama's birth certificate.
posted by mccarty.tim at 9:47 AM on April 11, 2010
posted by mccarty.tim at 9:47 AM on April 11, 2010
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