CNN:
Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged Saturday that the Vatican's teaching against birth control was difficult as he praised a 1968 Church document that condemned contraception.
In a speech marking the 40th anniversary of the document, Benedict reiterated the Church's ban against artificial birth control as well as more recent teaching against using artificial procreation methods.
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Close the papal doors and throw away the keys. They had their chance and blew it, innumerable times.
Religion is a far more dangerous drug than sex.
Bullseye.
Ka-POW!
If he equates sexual relations to drugs addiction it kinda explains why he is celibate, and why we shouldn't trust his judgement.
this guy is nuts.
I'm sure he knows all about it.
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"Sex is like a drug", kinda habit forming. Like breathing and eating. What a foolish old man.
Of course he's says nothing about religious addiction. As anything can become an addiction, it's the addiction and not the sex.
How would the Church define or what parameter's are part of the religious addiction. What is the difference between a Catholic who is addicted and one who is not?
This Pope is being a good politician. He sees how religion has become the latest fad in America, so he is jumping in front of the crowd and leading the way. Religion is everywhere on tee shirts, bumper stickers, people carrying bibles, people asking if you have been saved... you would think there would be more in their hearts as well... but why do it when you can stick it to your bumper.
This Pope was an extremist when he was young and so he still has his extreme bath tub but now he has a new baby with holy water in it.
Has the Pope ever had sexual contact except with acolytes?
Finally, a quote from this pontificating gasbag (albeit out of context) that I can agree with him on . "Sex is like a drug"? You can say that again. And may I never recover from the addiction.
The Pope is right. Sex can become like a drug, and so can twisted cults like the Hitler Youth. The Pope should know about that one from his Bavarian Short Pants childhood.
Blessed are those that oppose birth control for they shall inherit the earth.
See the article about the Duggars and their 18 kids.
Insanity!
The image of the kindly local priest who helps the families and children in his parish has been shown to be largely a false image, at least in the United States. Thousands of sex molesters posing as priests is a pretty good indication that there is something amiss in Rome.
If he wants to help people, how about using some of the church's wealth to fund birth control classes, so poor people have a better chance to get out of poverty?
WHAT IN THE FRICK DOES A 100 YEAR OLD VIRGIN KNOWS
"Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise
- James Madison
"Ecclesiastical establishments tend to great ignorance and corruption, all of which facilitate the execution of mischievous projects."
- James Madison
"The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries.
- James Madison
"Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.
- Thomas Jefferson
"In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot.... they have perverted the purest religion ever preached to man into mystery and jargon, unintelligible to all mankind, and therefore the safer engine for their purpose."
- Thomas Jefferson
Is it a sin for the Pope to rub one out? Seriously.
I've always wondered how they deal with wet dreams.
Actually, many Christians do believe it is a sin to masturbate- due in large part to a misinterpretation of the story of Onan. Mostly, though, I just wanted to say damn you for planting that mental image in my head. My coworkers seem less than thrilled by the fact that I can't stop screaming.
Brilliant deduction, Pope!
Pope Benedict.
Until your organization adequately addresses the pedophilia issue and the over population issues you've exacerbated by your criminal protection of people who are repeat offenders and your social policies that come from the 18th Century, how about this:
When it comes to sex, how about you and the RCC shutting the Hell up.
As long as you protect child molesters and encourage more children than the planet can support just to boost your sagging ratings, any pronouncement you make concerning sex is simply ridiculous even when true. Now go back to your day job of being a divisive twit by saying things like Catholicism is the only true religion and other stupid, counterproductive crap.
And you know what you can do with that ring you ask to be kissed, MAN.
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First Posted: 05-10-08 04:50 PM | Updated: 05-18-08 05:12 AM