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The Catholic Church's hate speach? (none / 0)

http://www.france24.com/en/20100823-pope-france-roma-deportations-ump-clergy-sarkozy-church

The Pope has joined the growing chorus of French clergymen who have rebuked Nicolas Sarkozy's government over its policy of sending Roma people back to their home countries.

by Lynch on Sun Sep 5th, 2010 at 06:20:58 AM EST
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shrug (none / 1)

A red herring. Supporting human rights for one group does not excuse hate speech against another group. Supporting human rights is the default position that should be expected of all conduct. The fact that the Catholic Church wants to advertise its commitment to the human rights of the Roma while spreading malicious hate and inciting violence against homosexuals and doctors who provide reproductive care does not make it virtuous. It makes it hypocritical.

- Jake

If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Sun Sep 5th, 2010 at 06:51:35 AM EST
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Re: shrug (none / 1)

I see you have actual access to the Vatican's Top Secret Plan to eliminate all Roma from Western European Civilisation.

by Lynch on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 02:20:21 PM EST
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Re: shrug (none / 1)

...not to mention that the Catholic Church around here is not 100% Roma-friendly...

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Fri Sep 10th, 2010 at 07:23:07 PM EST
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Re: The Catholic Church's hate speach? (none / 1)

Have you ever heard of the Rat Lines run by the Vatican to smuggle Catholic Nazi collaborators out of Eastern Europe after WWII?

by vladimir on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 07:02:49 AM EST
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Re: The Catholic Church's hate speach? (none / 0)

As a matter of fact I know of the Rat Lines. It was one of the darker and more shameful periods of the Catholic Church. That said, what happened should be analysed in context: many of those who were saved through the Rat Lines deserved to face justice. But many others, who were innocent, would have been slaughtered by Stalin's Communists or Tito's Partisans, simply because they were Catholic and regardless of their actual roles during the War.

by Lynch on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 02:18:45 PM EST
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