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Somewhere an altar boy getting buttsechsed by a sweaty old holyman is thinking, "I trust the commission advising Pope Francis will do the right thing eventually."

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You have to realize this is an institution that deals in the concept of Eternity. By that standard, the engines of justice are chuggin' right along.

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<i>it’s now drawing up recommended sanctions against bishops who have covered up cases of abuse.</i>

They're having a hard time deciding between 100 Hail Marys or 50 Hail Marys and 50 Our Fathers.

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Well, it took them 377 years to admit they screwed up the Galileo case. So by that standard they are moving a lightspeed on this one.

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The Catholic Church commission- making an Entmoot look hasty in comparison

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Yes, but in this case we're both right. (I started from the point where the Roman Inquisition went after him in 1615) Isn't history fun?

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There was "all kinds of good will" in the Penn State locker room too.

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Thank you, Kaili, for flogging those bishops.

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The existence of "organized religion" is one of the few things that makes me question evolution.

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Speaking of Hail Mary"s, do Roger Staubach and Doug Flutie have an opinion on this?

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How can you make the rules if you don't play the game?

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Knock off that Latino crap. Talk 'Murcan.

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"How long does it really take a 17-person commission of clergy and lay folks ..."

If history is any guide, somewhere between 100 and 300 years. The RCC doesn't just rush into these things.

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Wonkette non liceat commentae.

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Evolution doesn't rule out the existence of living fossils.

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Does this mean that Galileo can finally publish his papers, and maybe give a TED talk?

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