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Shufflingdead > Things of the Week > Shameful Human of the Week
Pope Benedict XVI
Sometimes a human is so shameful that it's blatant they'll have to be made Shameful Human of the Week eventually; it's just a matter of when. After Pope Benedict XVI's recent remarks criticizing Canadian policies on gay marriage and abortion, I knew the time had come.
Let's review. A guy who grew up in Nazi Germany, who has claimed to not have been a fan of Nazis, is now the head of an organization with perhaps the deepest history of intolerance ever and is lecturing directly against tolerance and freedom. Does this man recognize this irony? Of the billion Catholics in the world, how many see through this wall of bullshit? How many follow his words blindly?
Frankly, I don't even know what else to say about this guy because this isn't really just about him personally, it's about all of the typical closed-minded, bigoted intolerance that comes from him, that came from his predecessor, and comes from many religious leaders around the world. My fury on this subject cannot be summarized in the small amount of space I have to write here, it would likely take a rather hefty textbook.
Living in Canada, I generally get to marry whoever I want, fuck whoever I want, say whatever I want, and believe (or rather, not believe) whatever I want. I get the impression that these are rights Pope Benedict XVI does not deem me worthy of. It's a good thing there is no hell, because I'd hate to spend eternity with this guy.
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