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Many people rushed to judgement, but they did so in error. The Vatican has explicitly said that the Pope doesn't endorse Davis actions. Some wonketteers owe cool Pope an apology.

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Doesn't that require martyrdom first? I've got the "votes" (We'll light the stake using uncounted butterfly ballots.)

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If this happens, I won't convert, but I will seriously consider it for AT LEAST 10-15 minutes.

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wash is dead. there is no god.

new pope can't change those facts.

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Um, what about that "conscientious objector" bit the Pope (the Other Pope?) rambled about? Doesn't that sorta indicate that there was more intention to the meeting *before* all the backlash?

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"'Sense of regret' in Vatican over pope meeting with gay marriage opponent" - Reuters

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When your church hierarchy has long been a refuge of those not particularly interested in women, and incapable of getting pregnant, I'd guess that official Catholic doctrine regarding homosexuality will change before the church's position on abortion does.

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Abortion AND assisted suicide. Catholics are supposed to be against abortion, AND capital punishment AND assisted suicide as part of a package deal.

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Grandma Land Shark (Italian Catholic) couldn't wait to see Lori gone as their bishop. An evil, manipulative, scheming, power hungry gremlin.

Everything the Curia wants in a pedophile ...

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he really needs to clean house of all the dolts still hanging onto Vatican positions

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Woah, maybe it's just the above picture, but New Pope looks a lot like the often-creepy Swedish character actor Peter Stormare, whose most famous role may be as the (spoiler alert!) low-life who feeds Steve Buscemi's body into a wood chipper in Fargo. Coincidence?!?!

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The only good christian is a DEAD christian.

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Too far, dude...and not cool. I'm not a fan of the more extreme members of the Jeebus fan club, but you go too far.

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I wanna beleive this because I wanted to like this new pope. But I ain't buying it. He's called the mayor of rome a "Fake Catholic" because of his liberal stances and his acceptance of gay marrirage.

http://www.theguardian.com/...

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