The question that is never asked of the Holy ones proffered on tv

[SoCalDem]

"Your eminence, was the ban on contraception the reason why priests preferred to rape boys, instead of girls?.. No need to use birth control since boys have no wombs to plant the holy fruit in?"

I'd use pay per view to watch the various shades of purple their faces would turn..just before they stormed off the set..

[livetohike]

1. Where is the talking head who has the guts to ask that question?

They are all useless.

[Bake]

16. Martin Bashir MIGHT ask it.

It'd be fun to watch.

Bake

[livetohike]

17. I really like him and his show

and he is probably the only one....well, maybe Rachel Maddow would.

[earthside]

2. Good question.

It is the hypocrisy and arrogance of this very small cadre of white, celibate men trying to influence national policy on reproductive health that makes me angry.

If these bishops had any conscience they would keep their big mouth's shut in shame.

Instead it looks like Obama and Biden are going to offer them some 'accommodation'.

Grrr.

[Swamp Lover]

4. Yeah, they are caving to handful of celibate men.

Not the 65 million voters, 55% of whom he got last election, particulalry in swing states.

Stick to your guns Mr. President. You don't need those votes.

[earthside]

5. Are you talking about ...

... the 98 percent of sexually active adult Catholics who use birth control?

Obama doesn't need those votes?

[Swamp Lover]

6. Why would we need birth control when our main interest is raping little boys?

Or didn't you read church policy laid out at the head of this thread?

[Bluenorthwest]

13. If they use it, why do they claim it is against their religion and also shit on others

for not meeting their religion's standards? If they do not really practice it, they are not really Catholic in my eyes. 'Oh, the Church teaches that, we ignore it and focus on the anti gay stuff, that's more fun!'.
if you claim a faith and reject many of the principles of that faith for your own reasons, you do not in fact hold that faith. 'I'm Kosher, except I like pork, so I call pork Kosher in my house' is cute, it is just not Kosher.
So they teach no contraception, the people use it anyway, and yet when they teach other prejudices the people take that as Unerring Word of God? If you say so.

[Swamp Lover]

3. No. No, ignorant stereotyping here.

[SoCalDem]

7. I do not consider myself "ignorant"..More like a Catholic who's tired of the hypocrisy

of these holier-than-thou blowhards who hid horrific abuse for DECADES, and now are ready to be extra pious when it comes to the "girlie-bits" of women. ..

I guess women are no longer providing them with a steady stream of fresh altar boys now that they control their family sizes.

[Angry Dragon]

8. I have to ask

If the church has these rules that you disagree with, why do you not find a church that more fits you??

[SoCalDem]

9. I did.. when I was 18, I quit going

and I did not inflict it on my children who grew up honoring the Golden Rule

[Angry Dragon]

10. You just called yourself a Catholic

that is why I asked

[SoCalDem]

14. Born into Irish-Catholic/Cuban-Catholic family

and plunked down in a pew every sunday until I was 18

[Whisp]

11. woah, those are strong words.

and I totally agree.

I have such a deep hatred for the Catholic leaders, wish I could express that as well as you did.

[DefenseLawyer]

15. The Church has paid a helluva lot in settlements for that "ignorant stereotype". n/t

[CTyankee]

12. Next we'll be hearing about men's "precious bodily fluids"...

[BR_Parkway]

18. Yeah, just totally stole that for my FB status... thank you for helping to make certain family

members heads explode