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If you live near me, he's a real piece of work.

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Totes

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IIRC, St. Peter was the rock on which the church was built. Maybe Pope Francis could utilize that rock to adjust (with votes) thought processes of some of the princes of the church.

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A man dies and goes to Heaven. St.Peter escorts him through the gates and down a corridor with a long row of doors.

"That's the Jewish Heaven," Peter says as they pass one door.

"That's the Muslim Heaven, the Baptist Heaven, the Presbyterian Heaven," he continues as they pass door after door.

As the approach one door, Peter says, "Whatever you do, don't make a sound."

They tiptoe past as quietly as they can. Once they're past, the man says, "What was that all about?"

"That's the Catholic Heaven," Peter answers. "They think they're the only ones here."

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In sixth grade, we were separated by gender for the Talk. By a nun. I don't know what that professional virgin told the girls, but our Talk included the direct quote, "No girl would ever do that unless a boy forced her to."

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yea, this will really bring up the revenoo for the church. what's next, inquisition 2.0?

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Pope Frank has nearly a full house of "Corrector" bishops appointed by JPII (or rather Ben16, since JPII had Parkinson's and was little more than a puppet for at least a decade)

This ass is determined to force people to obey his vision of proper behavior, leaving the pre Vatican II tenet of "conscience" far behind.

It really doesn't work.

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When I went to Catholic school in the 70s, if you gave money in the envelopes every week, you didn't have to pay tuition because the school was considered part of the church.

No minimum donation, either.

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This is nothing new from this shit for brains. The day same gender marriage was legalized in Illinois, Paprocki held and exorcism, a goddamn fucking exorcism.

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But even if forced to do it, it is still her fault?

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he was a teacher way before his time

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Oh, Blessed Santorum filleth our buckets on this holy day, AMEN!

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Ssooo FROTHY!!.............

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When I was very very little, five years old, I was inducted into the Church of England. It's a kinda high-Anglican "we're not Roman Catholic" thing.

Even at that young age I was skeptical. I loved the harvest festival in the local church though, that rocked! Plus I grew up in England and went here, a church with history back before the Norman invasion in 1066.

Still, I didn't really get it. When I was nine, my mother told me that my father didn't believe in God.

Revelation! That's a choice?? I was there already, but I can do that? And it's ok? Thank you, Dad!

Just my story. I love religion - Jeezy Creezy was awesome, Mohammed was a very cool guy, Buddha rocked; all religions teach good things. Mostly "be cool to each other, don't be dicks". Love it. I just happen not to believe in any higher power, which DOES NOT preclude my adherence to not being a dick.

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And assholes like Paprocki wonder why there is a decline in the number of people attending Mass?This is an event which took place 60 years ago.There was a couple of what is called Irish Bachelors in the Parish.And an other couple who were never satisfied unless they were cowtowed to.One Saturday afternoon during a Parish Fistival this couple decided it was the appropriate time to piss and moan about the "Bachelors" receiving the Sacrament of Communion for the past decade.Suddenly everything stop, the ceili band in mid note, time just came to a stop! And standing there with a bottle of Schlitz in one hand and a neck in the other was Monseigneur. Big man, at least 6' 4" and 250lbs. And he had enormous hands, could hide a softball in one them! And one of those hands was around the neck of the gadfly. Looking down at this soon to be deceased chicken, he said (there are those alive to day who will swear to this) "I hear the Methodists are looking for people. You might wish to keep that in mind."A half dozen Masses on Sunday Morning and one Saturday evening. Now, you're kicking to have three, and one is either in Spanish or Vietnamese.Morons like Poprocki have turned back time to the Jurassic Age.

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