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cbayer

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14. What? I am assuming you mean Tom Lehrer, right?

Reply to Lordquinton (Reply #9)

Sat Aug 23, 2014, 03:58 AM

Aug 2014

Are you saying that he retired because of child sexual abuse by the catholic church in Australia? I thought he retired to teach and because he no longer wanted to perform.

I loved his last album and Vatican Rag remains one of my favorites.

And what this has to do with Dawkins completely escapes me. Do you see some link between the child sexual abuse of the RCC and Dawkins?

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Top Catholic Official compares Vatican to a trucking company [View all] edhopper Aug 2014 OP

Why is the head of a Vatican "finance" ministry so anxious about pederasty? Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #1

... trotsky Aug 2014 #2

Wow! edhopper Aug 2014 #3

Some people don't want to talk about the Pope I guess Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #4

Well I think there has been a bit of wagon circling going on. Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #6

Are you promoting a self-fulfilling prophecy here? cbayer Aug 2014 #13

Well since I don't control responses edhopper Aug 2014 #15

You may or may not get a lot of response. But it is threads that cause the most contention cbayer Aug 2014 #18

uh huh edhopper Aug 2014 #20

OK, I'm sort of speechless about this. A serious WTF in tone deafness milestones has been reached. Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #5

Because trucking companies exercise the kind of top-down theological control Htom Sirveaux Aug 2014 #7

Actually, that IS very funny! : ) Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #8

eat your heart out Dawkins Lordquinton Aug 2014 #9

What? I am assuming you mean Tom Lehrer, right? cbayer Aug 2014 #14

Because real life edhopper Aug 2014 #16

Respondeat superior. rug Aug 2014 #10

Rug for once is seemingly relevant Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #11

There's always a first time. mr blur Aug 2014 #23

Oh, goody! Now I can look forward to a long subthread full of meaningless snark. cbayer Aug 2014 #24

This Commission is going to tear them apart and they are only making cbayer Aug 2014 #12

What should be done edhopper Aug 2014 #17

I thik they should be treated like any other criminal. cbayer Aug 2014 #19

I probably used edhopper Aug 2014 #21

Who knows what goes on, but I am hopeful that the pope would look at this with a troubled eye. cbayer Aug 2014 #22

One would hope edhopper Aug 2014 #25

From what I have read, I don't think this comission has any intention to hold back cbayer Aug 2014 #26