Santorum is off his rocker

[staticstopper]

"In an oped for Catholic Online, Rick Santorum writes that "When the culture is sick, every element in it becomes infected. While it is no excuse for this scandal, it is no surprise that Boston, a seat of academic, political and cultural liberalism in America, lies at the center of the storm."

http://capitolbuzz.blogspot.com/2005/06/santorum-blames-boston-for-catholic.html

WTF?

I think he and his friends are pissed that "liberalism" brought with it an ability to talk somewhat openly about sexual matters and teens who talk sink ships.

Once ppl start having an open and honest talk about stuff from their past they are more likely to finger their abusers...if the atmoshere is accepting and non-threatening.

They no-likey.

[rodeodance]

1. 3 yo article. we already know he is bonkers

[staticstopper]

12. Yes i've heard church officials use that excuse

before. i just never thought one of our countries Senators (dems pay his salary too) use that sort of transparent language as an excuse.
Was he the one about box turtles?

[Richardo]

2. "Santorum: Politicizing Child Sexual Assault Since 2002"

That's the campaign button I'D like to see.

[TimeChaser]

3. Blaming the victim?

Classy. But what else do you expect from the guy who thinks Homosexuality is on the same level as beastiality.

[donco6]

4. Reminds me of the South Park episode. ..

where the pastor is accused of pedophilia. He goes to the Vatican to see what the church is doing about the problem, and all they can talk about is how to shut the kids up!

Oh, and God is like this giant bug alien thing.

Maybe you have to see it.

[xxqqqzme]

5. 'a seat of academic, political and cultural liberalism'

and that relates to the catholic church - how?

[Richard Steele]

9. "It's SOCIETYs fault", says the soft-on-crime bleeding-heart liberal!

:sarcasm: :rofl: :sarcasm: :rofl: :sarcasm:
I hope some SMART political opponents use his asinine statement to club him into the ground!

[TheFarseer]

17. Excellent point, nice catch n/t

[CatholicEdHead]

11. Churchwise, it is one of the most overall open areas in the country

But of course, it mostly depends on each Bishop. The most regressive diocese in the country is Lincoln, NE. Yet, for example the New Ulm diocese in western Minnesota. The previous late Bishop was pretty open-minded, and the overall red areas did not mind them, most really liked him. His replacement is very backwards and his public newspapers letters are not much more than GOP Op-Eds, very little relvant material.

[blue neen]

6. Oh, I can't stand him.

He is despicable.

Am I surprised that he said these things? No. These comments are right in line with the rest of the trash that comes out of his mouth.

[JohnnyBoots]

7. I would give $1,000 to his campaign

if he were willing to yell at the top of his lungs that Boston is to blame for the sodomy that occured in the middle of Fanueil Hall at 2:30 am on a saturday night while wearing a Yankees jersey.( he'd be dead so the $ is a moot point).

[iwantmycountryback]

8. How about putting the child raping priests in jail?

That seems like a good idea to me.

[staticstopper]

13. Me too.

i never understood how a lot of them get away with it - like being abused by a priest would be seen as kinda ok????

[LittleClarkie]

10. He's not exactly

the greatest mind of our time, is he.

George Allen strikes me as even dumber, however.

[kodi]

14. soooo... santorum says liberals caused priests to bugger boys?

i had no idea we had such power.

[stumblnrose]

15. Out 'em

eom

[ArnoldLayne]

16. You mean Rick "who brought home a dead fetus in a pickle jar

so his young children could look at it and hold it" Santorum what do you think.