Pope Ratso's Bag o' Tricks

[Ian David]

Saturday, January 27, 2007

Pope's Bag o' Tricks
Perhaps we can stop calling Pope Benedict, né Joseph Ratzinger, Benny the Rat. He doesn't make it easy.

Thursday, he was trash talking, slamming everything from video games to toy guns to same-sex-marriage. In a prayer-service homily, he claimed to be saddened by divisions in various Christian churches. He apparently didn't perceive any culpability by predecessor Popes in fostering division, much less think that he has been doing so.

He did, however, find great hope in folk unifying in reactionary fervor. As the AP story put it:

In his homily, Benedict said through such encounters as Thursday's service it has been possible to perceive the joy of brotherhood, together with sadness for the tensions that remain.

The Vatican is eager for Christian churches to work together on positions they can share, such as opposition to abortion, euthanasia and same-sex marriages.


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In his Thursday homily, Benny preceded his call for fighting such evils as same-sex marriage with one for Christians coming together. He said "Honest and loyal dialogue constitutes the typical and indispensable instrument in the search for unity...Christians are praying so that all the disciples of Christ be one, so they can give harmonious testimony to the men and women of our times."

That unity apparently has its basis in being anti-gay, anti-marriage-equality, anti-women's-choice, among other themes. That's more than his right to opinion, making such pronouncements is a big part of his job.

More:
http://massmarrier.blogspot.com/2007/01/popes-bag-o-tricks.html

[BayCityProgressive]

1. Fuck him.

[formercia]

2. Unity=One Church

No heretics allowed.

This is the same guy that threatened excommunication to anyone discussing pedophilia in the clergy.

Gimme a break. My Opus Dei Mother has been spouting that crap for decades.

[DeSwiss]

3. The Pimpster....

:)

[TechBear_Seattle]

4. I think Maladict would be a good name for him

Benedict a shortening of Latin word benedictio. It literally translates as "good speech" and means "blessing." Maladict is a shortening of Latin maladictio, which translates literally as "evil speech" and is used to mean a curse.

It would be an appropriate change of name, as Pope Maladict will have his pontificate remembered as one long stream of curses and evil words.

[formercia]

5. He's just one of those old-timey Popes

The Benedictines ran the torture chambers during the Inquisition.

[Clintonista2]

6. He's been a busy guy hasnt he?

Who gives a fuck about poverty/disease/war?