"Religion is the opiate of the people.....

[Smarmie Doofus]

But sometimes opium is necessary to relieve pain."
From the play Marx in SoHo, by Howard Zinn


I'm not sure how much clarity is emerging in this endless back and forth about the Catholic Church. I'm in the "anti" camp, essentially, but it's unrealistic, imo, to expect people whose emotional needs are in some hard-to-fathom fashion addressed by this institution to simply jump ship when confronted by hard, cold logic.

And.. if one looks at the big picture... if there weren't a RCC there would probably be something equally , or even more, objectionable in its place.


"The heart has reasons..... ( can't remember the rest).

Neutral corners, children. We'll have plenty of time to do battle over this pope.

[opiate69]

1. Don't taketh my name in vain

[Autumn]

2. Kind of like politics.

You just think you got to have faith that some one is going to do good. Of course it's rare that they do.

[MFrohike]

3. I have to laugh

"but it's unrealistic, imo, to expect people whose emotional needs are in some hard-to-fathom fashion addressed by this institution to simply jump ship when confronted by hard, cold logic."

Wild-eyed faith masquerading as condescending, hard-headed realism. This is true comedy gold.

[Politicub]

4. Agreed.

[guardian]

5. Acutally, sports is the true opiate of the people. nt