Ex-Vatican ambassador slams Schwarzenegger's stem cell stance

[kskiska]

Let's see if they try to excommunicate Arnold.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Anti-abortion activist Raymond Flynn, a former ambassador to the Vatican, called on Arnold Schwarzenegger Wednesday to "reconsider why you are a Catholic" after the California governor voiced support for a $3 billion bond measure to fund human embryonic stem cell research.

Flynn, a Democrat and president of the lay Roman Catholic organization Liberty, Life & Family in Washington, questioned the governor's Catholic faith because of his endorsement of Proposition 71.

"I seriously question whether you understand the teachings of our Catholic faith on the importance of promoting a culture of life in our country," Flynn wrote in a letter he said he sent to Schwarzenegger on Wednesday.

A spokesman for Schwarzenegger, a Republican, declined comment.

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[judge_smales]

1. Seriously- does the Vatican still have any credibility with anybody

under 55 years old?

[Inland]

2. Wait, it wasn't the ambassador FROM the Vatican, but TO the Vatican

ex-Boston mayor Flynn. In other words, another American nutbag religious rightie frothing in an election season. Can't blame Rome for THIS one.

[2Design]

3. do we need any more suppose christians in on our political

nightmare - if they would support getting rid of these evil doers that would be nice - but they seem to be part of the problem and not part of the solution

[schultzee]

6. We need these Christian cultist our of our secular government

[Crowdance]

4. Ray Flynn is a dried up old pol

He's got nothing better to do with himself than be a dried up scold. I can't imagine writing a letter to anybody all uninvited to tell them how to express their own faith. Jeesh, the noive of this guy!

[physioex]

5. Ahnnooold should not be held culpable...

After all it was support it or no sex.......

[kskiska]

7. Maybe the "no sex"

was part of the rhythm method. If he's a "real" Catholic, that is.

[davidinalameda]

8. pardon my french

but fuck these people

I am so sick of them "questioning" other people's faith

let them worry about their own souls

if they have one

[BiggJawn]

9. Why doesn't "The Church"...

Go take a Flying Fuck at a Rolling Do-Nut hole?

ALL of them!

So much crap done for so long in the name of "My God can beat up YOUR God!"

Including the PRESENT "unpleasantries" in the ME....

[turbo_satan]

10. On the bright side...

If Bush "wins" again, we won't have to worry about *our* scientists being the ones who develop a cure that prolongs the life of the shaky old cross-dressing Pole who lives in Vatican City.

turbo_satan

[DemBones DemBones]

12. Gee, an offensive newbie spouting anti-Catholic crap.

:spank:

[BiggJawn]

13. So how's that any worse than a bitter old-timer...

...spouting anti-christian crap?

He's right in a way. Another round of Bush and we'll living like that SNL "Theodoric of York" skit.

What a rush, from the biggest producer of Nobel Prize winners to a superstitous backwoods Theocracy in less than a decade. Fasten your seat belts, it's gonna be a rough ride.

Wonder how they're gonna justify leaving Teee-Veee and AM Hate Radio in place? Neither of THOSE are mentioned in the bible, either....

[turbo_satan]

15. An apology of sorts from an offensive newbie...

:ouch:

It wasn't meant to be anti-Catholic, but rather anti Karol Wojtila -- although I suppose real Catholics would consider that in and of itself to be anti-Catholic. FWIW, I'm *married* to a Catholic!

In my own secular way of thinking, I consider my disdain for his holiness to be tantamount to my dislike for Bush: it doesn't mean I dislike all Republicans. Isn't he kinda the Pontifex Maximus of the Republican See?

turbo_satan

[DemBones DemBones]

11. "The Church" didn't do this one -- a guy who was sent to the Vatican as

US ambassador did this.

[VegasWolf]

14. Can't have science interferring with theology!! Darwin. n/t

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