Okay, so the Catholic church has (rightly) come under a lot of fire over its 2000ish years of existence. What with the Crusades, the Inquisition, the prohibition of science and thought, the absurd rituals, the mandatory belief in mythological stories, the molestation of little children by the leaders of the church (and the coverup thereof), etc. The list goes on and will only grow as the Catholic church continues to grace this planet. But really they haven't much complained about the criticisms. They've paid people off where they could, apologized for other mistakes, and generally ignored other complaints because they feel perfectly justified in having made them.
They've been even better at criticizing other groups themselves. Henry VIII, Martin Luther, Galileo, Jews, pagans, homosexuals, people capable of independent thought, and virtually every government on the face of the earth for breaching some intrinsic Catholic doctrine. From banning condoms even from AIDS ridden Africa to the chiding the last 3 or so presidents for allowing abortion, they are very by the book. Anything not by the book will get nasty nasty letters from the new
And of course, continuing that tradition of hypocricy (and we all know how important Tradition is to Catholics), they've filed a lawsuit (ab)using a law meant to keep them (and all other religious groups) from gaining any political power while simultaneously attacking that same amendment which provides each and every one of us with the right to speak our minds.
From the article:
SAN FRANCISCO - A Catholic civil rights group sued the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for allegedly violating the separation of church and state by criticizing the Roman Catholic Church's position on adoption by gay couples.
Dear Catholic Church,
I intensely hate you more and more each day. Consider this entire post a criticism of every fiber of your being. Please sue me.
With utmost sincerety and loathing,
Peter
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