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MineralMan

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14. Wow! A Cardinal said that!

Reply to Mariana (Original post)

Sun Nov 25, 2018, 10:53 AM

Nov 2018

What's next? A statement from the Pope making something like this apology?

"We regret deeply that our systematic sexual abuse of children has been discovered and made known around the world. Those who have revealed this will surely be punished. The Holy Church will never tolerate exposure of such things."

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Catholic Cardinal: LGBTQ People Are to Blame for Sex Abuse Scandal [View all] Mariana Nov 2018 OP

Right, all those gay and pedophiliac priests, it's true. elleng Nov 2018 #1

And the atheists, don't forget the atheists. Mariana Nov 2018 #3

The Church expects to have credibility with people like that? Same type of dogma that accused still_one Nov 2018 #2

But I was going to blame Satan. TexasTowelie Nov 2018 #4

Well, he did blame it on an evil spirit. Does that count? Mariana Nov 2018 #6

Oh ffs Ohiogal Nov 2018 #5

You are so right about that!! Kath2 Nov 2018 #7

Raised Catholic, too Ohiogal Nov 2018 #9

Could someone tell me where it says in the Bible gtar100 Nov 2018 #8

So true!!! Ohiogal Nov 2018 #10

It is right next to this verse: Voltaire2 Nov 2018 #13

It starts very early on in the Bible. Mariana Nov 2018 #21

Its only a Cardinal. Eko Nov 2018 #11

Ha-ha TlalocW Nov 2018 #12

Wow! A Cardinal said that! MineralMan Nov 2018 #14

He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Mariana Nov 2018 #15

Why am I not surprised. MineralMan Nov 2018 #16

It appears he has been actively involved Mariana Nov 2018 #17

I'm not surprised by that, either. MineralMan Nov 2018 #19

I blame it on the boogie edhopper Nov 2018 #18

Of one thing we can be certain. Mariana Nov 2018 #20