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The last pope was quite progressive. He promoted science, tolerance and the progression of the catholic church into modern times. The pope before him was renowned for his kindness. Just because a handful of priest are backwards doesn't mean that the religion is intolerant.
 
Scarf said:
I hope whoever the pope is they're more tolerant of gay people and just more progressive in general. You know, more in touch with the 21st century.
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Given that it's, y'know, the Catholic faith, I don't think you'll be very surprised with the new guy's views. Peter Turkson is the best bet in that area, he's always liked to make the distinction between moral issues and human rights. He's up there as a pretty progressive cardinal, though given that he's also pretty young for a cardinal (64) it's unlikely that he'll be elected.
 
Hello everyone! So how are you guys?
 
Just because it's the most fanatical representatives that the media choses to show doesn't mean their an accurate rep for that religions values. That's like saying all muslims are terrorist.
 
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Just because it's the most fanatical representatives that the media choses to show doesn't mean their an accurate rep for that religions values. That's like saying all muslims are terrorist.
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True, but it is a pretty strict religion as far as certain things go, and those in control are the ones that push things to be stricter than they should be, so adequate change isn't something a lot of people expect. Which is why, as cool as someone like Turkson is, his election isn't very realistic because he'd actually drive a lot of change, or try to.

That said, new pope totally has my name and then my brother's name.
 
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True, but it is a pretty strict religion as far as certain things go, and those in control are the ones that push things to be stricter than they should be, so adequate change isn't something a lot of people expect. Which is why, as cool as someone like Turkson is, his election isn't very realistic because he'd actually drive a lot of change, or try to.

That said, new pope totally has my name and then my brother's name.
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The catholic priest I've met and known have been kind and fairly moderate men, so I hate when people think of the catholic church as a dark aged, condemning, child molesting hoopla. A few terrible people give a bad name to the rest. It can be strict in some aspects but not terribly so. ;/
 
Personally, I'd like them to work more on the child sexual abuse that's happened still... it's just too much of an issue to ignore.
 
I've met some nice priests as well, but their views are still pretty strict. A lot of them are nice people, but they still hold some austere views. Like, this new guy seems to think adoption of children by gays is a form of discrimination against children? Though I'll expect some of his views to be blown out of proportion in the coming days.
 
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I've met one or two priests and they were nice people, but it's the church's stance on things that bothers me, not the people particularly (any more than people in general anyway).
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The priest sorta make the church in the catholic faith. Most major religions have the same stance.


As for the sexual abuse scandals,they absolutely need to crack down on them. and they went on and on about the last pope being a nazi youth... They find dirt on everyone.
 
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Yeah, that was one of those "hey, let's blow this the heck out of proportion!" moments. The media came so close to making him being the "Nazi Pope" be what he's remembered for.
 
Actually, let's just start talking about something else! I'm getting to leave work right now, woo! That feeling when you get off work is wonderful... sometimes. ;)
 
Mac, who's that perosn on your sig? She looks like one of the characthers from 5D's.
 
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