Remember, Sick Santorum's theology once castrated young boys.

[Democrats_win]

Is Santorum, the world's greatest victim actually defending an institution that is arguably indefensible?

http://www.religioustolerance.org/rcccast.htm

"Pope Sixtus V issued a papal Bull in 1589 which approved the recruitment of castrati for the choir of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Castrati were later widely employed by opera companies....

According to Rotten.com, in the late 16th century,

"Pope Clement VIII became smitten with the sweetness and flexibility of their voices. ... While some Church officials suggested it would be preferable to lift the ban on women singers than to continue endorsing the castration of little boys, the Pope disagreed, quoting Saint Paul, 'Let women be silent in the assemblies, for it is not permitted to them to speak.' ... since it was illegal to perform castrations, ... all castrati presenting themselves for the choir claimed to have lost their genitals through tragic 'accident'."

"After the Pope’s official acknowledgement and acceptance of castrati, the number of these "accidents" increased dramatically. Parents seeking upward mobility towed their little lads down to a barber or butcher who separated them from their testicles for a fee. 5

One source estimates that, during the 17th and 18th centuries, three to five thousand boys per year in Italy were castrated . Castration was forbidden under canon law. The church condemned the practice and occasionally excommunicated the person responsible for the surgery. 6 But the church simultaneously created a market for castrati by hiring them for its church choirs. By about 1789, there were more than 200 castrati in Rome's chapel choirs alone."

[Raven]

1. Sick Rick. n/t

[dmallind]

2. Funnily enough, castration increases lifespan. More than smoking or obesity shortens it,

Still not exactly a kind thing but it's a ...er...hmmmmm... double edged sword that cuts both ways.