Why did the Church choose to formally excommunicate one lone Nazi? Well, I didn't know there WERE any Catholic Nazis, since lots of Catholics were actually killed During the holocaust for practicing their faith. Maybe he was the only "Catholic" Nazi? Maybe they wanted to set an example?

There's no such thing as consent under duress, you fucking talking diarrhea stain.

So you've chosen to give up all your worldly goods and even abandon your family to follow him?

As someone pointed out in another thread, her smartphone probably had passwords and other sensitive info on it. They could have continued to victimize and rob her if she'd left the phone with them. Some choices have consequences so dire, they're not really a choice at all. This is where the term "coercion" is…

I can think of several places where the Church has said that women are less valuable than everyone else and deserve to be beaten and demonized. The Magdalene laundaries, perhaps?

Fuck you.

Why are Jezebel and so many of its readers so hateful of Catholicism anyways?

I thought the pope was infallable. Are you saying that the previous one was fallable? How does all this work again?

I don't hold Catholics responsible for being complicit in child rape to the same degree that I hold the Pope responsible. But to say that they aren't guilty of the same grievances isn't to say that congregations are innocent. If you knew that a local businessman was using the money from your patronage to buy plane…

The Bible says eating Shellfish is a sin, tattoos, and other entities. But women CANT BE APPOINTED ANYTHING OMG. So when a church appoints a woman, are all its members relegated to damnation?

Yeah ... I thought all of the new testament was written waaaaaaay after Jesus's death. I haven't gotten to the end of the thread, but I wonder if she's even heard of the Council of Nicea? Or the Gnostics? This is kinda fun, poor little brain washed dear.

Why bother trying to reform an organization with such a long and embarrassing history of vile abuses of human decency, when you'd be better served by refusing to lend authority to said organization by submitting to it while you "speak truth to power"?

Comparisons between Islam and Catholicism break down completely when you realize that Islam has no defined structure of authority. The Catholic church absolutely does.

This fairy tale is wasted on me friend. I read Cinderella and Aesop's fables and have a pretty solid understanding of Greek mythology. Your Bible stories are no different.

I predict that within 2 hours, upwards of 60% of the comments will be but my sorority wasn't racist, why are you discriminating against Greeks with articles like this?!

I honestly can't understand the frame of mind that allows someone to continue to be a voluntary member of an organization while still recognizing just how morally bankrupt that organization is.

Just as an example, the church's attitude toward contraceptives has condemned millions of people in the worst parts of Africa…

Sure. Whatever helps you out.

You say that you try to represent the church as best you can, but in reality (I assume from your username that you are a woman), you'll never be able to represent the Catholic Church- you cannot be ordained. You are choosing to be a part of a religion and an institution that literally tells you that you are not good…

I'm sorry, but resigning in the face of criticism or scandal is not a brave or moral action.

Considering that your parish provides at least some financial support for the sorts of crimes they "can't control," yes, you should be giving them the finger. Integrity isn't found in refusing to surrender things that are…

Yes, because organizations that move sexual predators beyond the reach of the law and grant them continued access to children should be ashamed. The people who support such organizations should be ashamed.