Interesting Pope Article

[HDPM]

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Not the standard view of the recently departed Pope. Some may be offended. Most avoided this criticism last week, although Hitchens obviously isn't pulling punches.

[Dead]

This article is a true piece of garbage.

But it's expected. Look at who the author is.

It's this stupid alcoholic named Christopher Hitchens. He condemned Mother Teresa as a self-serving egotist.

He's also very anti-Islam and anti-religion in general.

He also supported the war in Iraq. He slammed the Pope on many things but I have not heard him apologize for this yet.

Can this stupid idiot go back to England PLEASE? He can eat out of the asses of his fellow libertarian wackos.

Stop disrespecting the Pope, you dumb alky. Go choke on your own vomit. The Pope was ten times the man you could ever hope to be.

He used to be a liberal. He was much more reasonable then. Now he is a whacked out right-wing hawk.
to your joint.

Go back to reading your Ayn Rand, HDPM.

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Dead, you sound awfully bitter for one at so young an age.

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It angers me when people disrespect an icon of the 20th century, and a real hero. The Pope will likely be made a saint.

People should show a little respect. But, I don't expect Christopher Hitchens to.

[HDPM]

I warned you some would be offended.

Where is the line between fair criticism and disrespect when it comes to people like the Pope or Mother Teresa, whom you mentioned? I think Hitchens's article was fair criticism of a public figure, not disrespect, whether you agree with it or not is another matter.

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Here is the line:

"Finally, if the pope is to have so much credit for the liberation of Eastern Europe, he ought to accept his responsibility for the enslavement of the Middle East. He not only opposed the removal of Saddam Hussein in 2003, but the use of force to get him out of Kuwait in 1991."

Hitchens should not be writing bullshit like this. He's really turned into a super hawk. I want to get this bitch into an Army uniform ASAP.

He is insinuating that the Pope enslaved people by opposing the Iraq Wars.

[TransientR]

Christopher Hitchens would probably admit he is an alcoholic, but I haven't heard anyone call him stupid.

Your rant contained no refutations of any of his points.

Frank

[vulturesrow]

If by interesting you mean the same old tired tapestry of half truths and outright falsehoods, woven together with fine threads of condescension and bigotry, than that is a fair assessment of the article. For a second I thought I was reading Bernie's posts again. I actually read this when it was first posted and about 2 sentences into it I could have practically written it myself.

[bernie]

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woven together with fine threads of condescension and bigotry,

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Which is, interestingly, much like what the church, and many offshoots preached(es)/practiced(es).

Or is their bigotry and condescensions just misunderstandings also that should just be waved aside?

b

[Dead]

What about your bigotry against Catholics?

I hear there is an organization out there that is very anti-catholic. They sound a lot like you.

It's called the Ku Klux Klan.