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Category Archives: Pope and the Vatican
Sin City!
Every time another Vatican scandal crops up in the news this song begins playing automatically in my head.
Italian towns
I wanted to share this wonderful (and disheartening) cartoon. Anyone who has ever been to Italy has noticed that Catholic churches are far grander than any other structures. It’s no mystery that immense amounts of public money are funneled directly … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, Pope and the Vatican
Tagged Catholic Church, Italy, Mark Twain, Milan Cathedral
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A “country” for old men
The Vatican isn’t an actual country. It just plays one on television. Here you can see about 60% of it. The rest is the garden in the back. Average annual earnings of its citizens circa 400.000 euro. Enjoy your day.
Ratzinger’s blood libel against atheists
It reminds me of Durban: a gathering of peace-minded folks from all over the globe getting together to discuss problems which afflict us all. But all they can talk about is Israel. The love-fest turns into a blood libel against the … Continue reading
An unwelcome guest
Don’t expect to hear many voices pipe up in opposition to the pope’s visit to Assisi tomorrow. There will be no demonstrations, occupations or black bloc terror (thankfully not this last). Maybe in other countries, but not in Italy. Just … Continue reading
A skeptic’s eye view of Rome
I found this right near the Vatican. Where else?
An embarrassment
I still haven’t seen the controversial statue of Pope John Paul II at Rome’s Termini Station. Next week I’m taking a train in and hope to gawk at it as it deserves. Openly criticized across the political spectrum, on social … Continue reading
Dear Pope: God is dead, and we killed him
The pope, in his new book, apparently asserts that the Jews didn’t kill Jesus. So what? Who cares anymore? Are we really going to let the pope decide our opinion on such matters as, Are Jews intrinsically evil? That sounds … Continue reading
Posted in Pope and the Vatican, Religious idiocy
Tagged Anti-Semitism, Pope Benedict XVI, Religious idiocy
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Pius XII and his crystal ball
If I told you that Pius XII spent the war years peeking into a crystal ball or shuffling tarot cards in order to divine the future, you might say something like, “What a nutcase!” And you’d be right, I suspect. … Continue reading
Exorcism is complete and utter nonsense
I just wanted to briefly add my voice to the chorus of those who thought Laurie Goodstein’s NTY article on the revival of exorcism in the Catholic Church was silly. I mean, is this news? PZ Myers made a thorough … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Humanism & Freethought, Pope and the Vatican, Religious idiocy
Tagged atheism, exorcism
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