Church finds 'cure' for homosexuality

[Lost_BMW]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17453849

[CBR JGWRR]

Just wrong.

[LukeBird]

Bloody hell!

[Pesty]

jesus i wasn't expecting that.

madness. how can anybody still belive in this ste after reading stuff like this.

[clonmult]

Pesty said:

jesus i wasn't expecting that.

madness. how can anybody still belive in this ste after reading stuff like this.

I have no problems with religion, until the sts running the shop start doing things like this. Utterly ludicrous that they've ever been able to get away with it.

[Steffan]

Regrettably there is far more evil, greed, abuse and harm from within religion than there is without.

It would be better if the world was without religion.

All this was all done in the name of God. By supposedly religious men.

Education is the downfall of religion. Knowledge is the slayer of religious tripe.

It is the ignorance and lack of understanding of life that makes religion popular.

Best gone from this world.

[Lost_BMW]

I can almost, just almost, believe that these medievalist imbeciles would think homosexuality a 'sin' worth castration for (given I have so little time and respect for them and their views) but the even more horrifying aspect is how priests (i.e more than a lone nutter, they actually discussed and sanctioned this!) did it because he was a victim of abuse. Talk about blame the victim. Clearly some element of cover up and looking after the members of the inside-club, again.

I think this confirms yet again why I find organised religion so sinister (and again, confirms why the Roman Catholic flavour is still number 2 in my top ten favourites - not - list...)

[TEKNOPUG]

Lost_BMW said:

I think this confirms yet again why I find organised religion so sinister (and again, confirms why the Roman Catholic flavour is still number 2 in my top ten favourites - not - list...)

Never been seriously opposed as number one in mine.

[drivin_me_nuts]

Ireland is still mired in the dripping stain of paedophile priests and if anything this is worse. How was this ever anything other than appaling abuse. Disgusting beyond words.

[MyM8V8]

Don't confuse religion with an institution (RC Church, Al Qaeda) which manipulates religion for its own ends.

I'm sure this incident, whilst totally unacceptable, pales into insignificance when compared to the atrocities inflicted in the Spanish Inquisition, Crusades and currently by Islamic fundamentalists in the name of religion.

Mans inhumanity to man, sits squarely on the shoulders of man!

Edited by MyM8V8 on Wednesday 21st March 11:02

[DJRC]

Its nothing to do with religion. Its about power and the use of it and that has to do with the power and authority vested in institutions.

Secular institutions use power and authority in the same way.

[The_Burg]

Catholics, what do you expect? Dress wearing, pixie worshiping pedos. Guess the boys didn't need the relevant parts to receive the papal blessing!

And why aren't the priests classed as gay themselves?

[drivin_me_nuts]

MyM8V8 said:

Don't confuse religion with an institution (RC Church, Al Qaeda) which manipulates religion for its own ends.

I'm sure this incident, whilst totally unacceptable, pales into insignificance when compared to the atrocities inflicted in the Spanish Inquisition, Crusades and currently by Islamic fundamentalists in the name of religion.

You cannot compare abuse the way you just have. Tell that to a castrated man 'sorry chap, but it's not as bad as the behaviour of Al Qaeda'. Ridiculous.

[Du1point8]

How does castrating the boy being abused by the priests aid the fact its his arse that is being abused not his balls?

[TheHeretic]

Reports, and committees are all very well, but why the fk is no-one in court, going to prison, and why the fk isn't the church being hoisted up to look under its vestments to see what the hell else they have been covering up. fking dispicable, and the leniency they get because they wear hats and crosses is unreal.

[DSM2]

Steffan said:

Regrettably there is far more evil, greed, abuse and harm from within religion than there is without.

It would be better if the world was without religion.

All this was all done in the name of God. By supposedly religious men.

Education is the downfall of religion. Knowledge is the slayer of religious tripe.

It is the ignorance and lack of understanding of life that makes religion popular.

Best gone from this world.

Correct. As long as we have organised religions the planet and it's people will suffer. It is difficult to think of any good that comes from them but easy to list the evil that they are responsible for.

[pilchardthecat]

This should be compulsory reading

[Lost_BMW]

drivin_me_nuts said:

MyM8V8 said:

Don't confuse religion with an institution (RC Church, Al Qaeda) which manipulates religion for its own ends.

I'm sure this incident, whilst totally unacceptable, pales into insignificance when compared to the atrocities inflicted in the Spanish Inquisition, Crusades and currently by Islamic fundamentalists in the name of religion.

You cannot compare abuse the way you just have. Tell that to a castrated man 'sorry chap, but it's not as bad as the behaviour of Al Qaeda'. Ridiculous.

And why defend religion by referring to (that golden old one, such a cliche these days) the Crusades? Going back a bit far to keep dragging that one up, as our prophet loving friends seem to, so often. As I wrote, organised religion can have very sinister overtones.

[Du1point8]

Lost_BMW said:

drivin_me_nuts said:

MyM8V8 said:

Don't confuse religion with an institution (RC Church, Al Qaeda) which manipulates religion for its own ends.

I'm sure this incident, whilst totally unacceptable, pales into insignificance when compared to the atrocities inflicted in the Spanish Inquisition, Crusades and currently by Islamic fundamentalists in the name of religion.

You cannot compare abuse the way you just have. Tell that to a castrated man 'sorry chap, but it's not as bad as the behaviour of Al Qaeda'. Ridiculous.

And why defend religion by referring to (that golden old one, such a cliche these days) the Crusades? Going back a bit far to keep dragging that one up, as our prophet loving friends seem to, so often. As I wrote, organised religion can have very sinister overtones.

Has there ever been a war that can't be attributed to the cause being religion?

[pilchardthecat]

Du1point8 said:

Has there ever been a war that can't be attributed to the cause being religion?

Someone will say WW2

But Hitler would have never been elected without the Pope Pius's support (and that of the entire catholic population of Germany). The disbandment of the southern german catholic centre parties and the support from Rome brought him to power.