February 4, 200917 yr I am a live and let live type of person, and I am not particularly bothered either way by religious views. But WHAT THE <deleted> is does this bloke think that he is doing? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7869995.stm (Watch the video) How on earth can a 'man of the cloth' deny such an event? Are his views religiously motivated and if so why? I know that the Muslim faith in general denies the holocaust (And I don't know why), but a Catholic? Is their any real evidence to counter the countless photo, video and documented evidence that the holocaust happened?....... A more in-depth interview: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qWrDjysLlHM I wonder what his god will think of him after this.
February 4, 200917 yr I think it was more interesting that "Pope Ratty" [formerly of the Hitler Youth- no joke!] rehabilitated him.
February 5, 200917 yr The Vatican has received so much flak over this, they've backtracked and are now saying the bishop must recant his sayings about the Holocaust. I guess if he's unrepentant, they'll "un-excommunicate" him ? You're Saved ! Oh OK, you're actually a heretic and damned to hel_l. Oh wait, we've reversed that. You're Saved (again) !! oops, apparently that wasn't a good idea. We're taking back that last "Saved" until you repent. You've repented ? Oh great ! You're Saved (third time) !!! What's that ? You've started saying the same stuff again ? Bluudy h3ll ! What now ? Do we "dis-un-ex-communicate" him ? Or is that "re-dis-un-ex-commincate" ? D@mn Windows Vista ! Spell-checker won't let us use "redisunexcommunicate" ! Find some obscure Latin word and then toss his butt into Purgatory. Unless he re-recants and becomes disunrepentant (again). In which case, He's Saved (once again) !! Sure hope St Peter is keeping track up there !!
February 5, 200917 yr This whole situation reminds me of another Outside the Box topic, that of evolution. Here we have a person denying that something existed despite overwhelming evidence that it did. And for whatever reason, it is often extremely religious people, whether Christian, Muslim, Hindu, or whatever who tend to have such contrary views. I am not sure I know what I am implying here, but I just throw that out there for consideration.
February 6, 200917 yr ^555 - have you ever tried to debate with a creationist? Yes. Once. Never again. The same guy also insisted the moon landings were faked. I couldn't quite get the connection between the two.
February 10, 200917 yr He got the boot from his position today anyway http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7878580.stm
February 10, 200917 yr Ratzinger - 0 Public opinion - 1 (In extra time - was heading towards a scoreless draw...)
February 10, 200917 yr I always assumed that the Catholic Church's role in not only aiding escaping Nazi war criminals but its rather active role in sending people to labor camps was well and widely known. Given their history, this stance and its backtracking is no surprise to me. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7337748.stm Sure, individual members of the Church helped Jews and other targeted groups escape and they should be commended for doing so, but the Church hierarchy was rather more geared towards helping the Nazis and fascists in Italy.
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