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May 14, 2004
Another Catholic Bishop Loses His Frickin' Mind
The Roman Catholic bishop of Colorado Springs has issued a pastoral letter saying that American Catholics should not receive communion if they vote for politicians who defy church teaching by supporting abortion rights, same-sex marriage, euthanasia or stem-cell research.

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Isn't it funny that the four issues he lists are all major Republican platforms? No support for euthanasia? What about the death penalty? That's okay? What about wars? Isn't "Thou shalt not kill" pretty clear? It's not "Thou shalt not kill unless thine president sayeth it's okay."

If there was any justice in this country when it comes to religion, the church would immediately have it's tax-exempt status investigated and hopefully revoked. This is unbelievable.

Of course, they have no way of knowing how people vote. Are they going to start requiring church goers to sign affidavits that they support certain politicians and do not support others in order to attend mass?

What about adultery? What about fornication? What about stealing and lying? What about clothing the poor? What about it being easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into heaven?

In the interview, the bishop said that his aim was to clarify the standards for Catholic voters and that he hoped they applied them in their choice of candidates. He said that on the "basic moral teachings of the church,'' there is no "wiggle room."

He also said he hoped to reform the "cafeteria Catholics" who believed it was acceptable to pick and choose the doctrines they agreed with.

There is no wiggle room, except for all the wiggle room there is when it comes to issues besides these four.

You know, I don't believe in any of this stuff, but sometimes I hope it's all true. I like to imagine that when these people die, they will be confronted with their staggering hypocrisy. You know, if god exists, he probably knows when you're being an asshole. You're not fooling anybody. You're going to get busted for this shit.

Appalling.

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