“As Jesus said, ‘Let he who is without sin cast the first stone,’” the pope continued. “We must send a clear message to these hundreds—perhaps thousands—of children whose sinful ways have tempted so many of the church’s servants into lustful violation of their holy vows of celibacy. The church forgives them for their transgressions and looks upon them not with intolerance, but compassion.”
However, not everyone within the Catholic church is so supportive of the pope’s actions.
“What kind of a message is the pope sending today’s children? That it’s okay to seduce priests?” said one concerned Baltimore priest who asked to remain anonymous due to a pending court case. “With the pope’s announcement, the church is essentially telling its youngest members, ‘Go ahead and let Father So-And-So reach into your swim trunks at the church-youth-group pool party. It’s okay, the pope will forgive you in the end.’ Without fear of eternal damnation, how are these provocative young lotharios ever going to learn?”
Absolutely hilarious article today over at The Onion…What’s less funny is the fact, that the article was written back in 2002,- but sadly still relevant…
Enjoy…
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Hilarios statements like this makes me even more proud of being an atheist….
ehhh…amen to that Ann!
You don’t lack the sense of humour
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