Limits to permissible pope-bashing, apparently

[Paul Peru]

Even in France

France's media council has sharply reprimanded a private television channel for satirizing Pope Benedict as "Adolf II" and saying he blessed Catholics "in the name of the Father, the Son and the Third Reich."

From the article it would seem that the "satire" was indeed in poor taste, and (far worse imo) not funny.

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/eu...nce.pope.reut/

[Fragony]

But he still looks like the emperor from Starwars! Ha remove that mods

[Al Khalifah]

Personally I wish this cool-to-bash-Catholics-and-Christians-in-general culture would go away - soon. Ever since The Da Vinci code its been open season on Christianity, its teachers and its preachers. The book has spawned an army of faithless, valueless, self-proclaimed experts in the field of Judeo-Christian theology.
Before slandering the Catholic Church, perhaps some of these people who care to give us their own value system in full detail so that, in 2000 years we can come back and attack it for its lack of modern relevance or contradictions or historical downplays.

Give the Pope a chance.

[Fragony]

We have a saying in Holland: 'High trees catch a lot of wind'. If you have a public position a thick skin is required.

[Paul Peru]

Ever since The Da Vinci code its been open season on Christianity, its teachers and its preachers. The book has spawned an army of faithless, valueless, self-proclaimed experts in the field of Judeo-Christian theology.

I resent this too! I've been doing this for ages, and now all of a suddenly everyone reads a crappy book full of fallacies and "facts" that are as absurd as those presented by the church, and drag my excellent name down in the mud with them in their loosely based spur of the moment anti-catholic feeding frenzy.
Seriously, I tend to tell them "it's good that you finally wake up and smell the fish, but..." The truth is often more fascinating (and scarier) than poorly written fiction.

[Al Khalifah]

I just don't see why people find it necessary to try and 'expose' the 'truth' behind the Bible and the life of Jesus. What are they trying to tell us or prove?

Jesus was married? So what? I mean is that such a mortal sin that his teachings on equality, tolerance and sharing must just be completely invalidated by this fact. The Catholic Church is pro-life and against contraception, so therefore its spirit of brotherhood, solidarity and the importance of family values are negated.

Grow up Dan Brownalites, even if Jesus wasn't real does that mean we should just abandon all his teachings because it is impossible to gain values from a mythical event. The Pope, for all his controversial opinions, is probably a far more decent and considerate person than you are. A last ember of decency in today's western morally bankrupt society.

[Paul Peru]

The Pope, for all his controversial opinions, is probably a far more decent and considerate person than you are. A last ember of decency in today's western morally bankrupt society.

Duh.
You need to do some research.

Other than that, you are barking up the wrong tree. I already said i dislike Dan Brown's books, they have very little merit on any level other than making cash. I don't see anyone else praising him either.

I haven't read TDVC myself, but I've read enough about it to be fairly certain it's full of bull. I've read A&D. The plot is contrived, there are many factual and logical errors and he writes worse English than me (nearly).

[Ronin]

Personally I wish this cool-to-bash-Catholics-and-Christians-in-general culture would go away - soon. Ever since The Da Vinci code its been open season on Christianity, its teachers and its preachers. The book has spawned an army of faithless, valueless, self-proclaimed experts in the field of Judeo-Christian theology.
Before slandering the Catholic Church, perhaps some of these people who care to give us their own value system in full detail so that, in 2000 years we can come back and attack it for its lack of modern relevance or contradictions or historical downplays.

Give the Pope a chance.

don´ta say that crap!...

i never even read that lame book...don´t put me in the same list has those lameasses...those people are just now jumping on the "i hate the church bandwagon".......bunch of posers trying to look cool.....i´ve been hating on the church since at least 1985....i´m a old skool church hating guy

[Lazul]

like Ronin said, been against the church myself for as long as I remember. As for the Da Vinci Code... its fiction, Im reading the book now and its rather entertaining. But since I can sort fiction from reality I wont use that book as an argument.

[Al Khalifah]

i never even read that lame book...don´t put me in the same list has those lameasses...those people are just now jumping on the "i hate the church bandwagon".......bunch of posers trying to look cool.....i´ve been hating on the church since at least 1985....i´m a old skool church hating guy

So you're saying you're cool because you hate the Church or that hating the Church is cool?

[Lazul]

Hating church by it self isnt cool, being that much enlightened that you dont Jump when the Priest tells you to is cool.

Hating church by it self isnt cool, being that much enlightened that you think for yourself is cool.

Hating church by it self isnt cool, being that much enlightened that you realise that everything is made by man and not even made under divine inspiration is cool.

[Ronin]

So you're saying you're cool because you hate the Church or that hating the Church is cool?

pick up a dictionary, look up any or all of the following:

-joke
-sarcasm
-irony
-wit


then get back to me.