Guess What - We're ALL Catholics!

[JimC]

We've come a long way from "all Protestants* are going to hell", which was still a commonplace attitude 40 years ago here in "Catholic" Ireland, if not exactly shouted from the rooftops.

*Never mind anything North, South, East or West of that ...

That reminds me of a story I heard at that time. An Irish school teacher asked each of his students what they want to become when they are grown up. When Colleen piped up that she wanted to become a prostitute, the teacher yelled "WHAT?" The girl calmly repeated: "When I'm grown up I want to become a prostitute." "Oh, that's alright," the teacher said with palpable relief. "I thought you said you wanted to become a protestant."

[klr]

We've come a long way from "all Protestants* are going to hell", which was still a commonplace attitude 40 years ago here in "Catholic" Ireland, if not exactly shouted from the rooftops.

*Never mind anything North, South, East or West of that ...

That reminds me of a story I heard at that time. An Irish school teacher asked each of his students what they want to become when they are grown up. When Colleen piped up that she wanted to become a prostitute, the teacher yelled "WHAT?" The girl calmly repeated: "When I'm grown up I want to become a prostitute." "Oh, that's alright," the teacher said with palpable relief. "I thought you said you wanted to become a protestant."

[Cormac]

We've come a long way from "all Protestants* are going to hell", which was still a commonplace attitude 40 years ago here in "Catholic" Ireland, if not exactly shouted from the rooftops.

*Never mind anything North, South, East or West of that ...

That reminds me of a story I heard at that time. An Irish school teacher asked each of his students what they want to become when they are grown up. When Colleen piped up that she wanted to become a prostitute, the teacher yelled "WHAT?" The girl calmly repeated: "When I'm grown up I want to become a prostitute." "Oh, that's alright," the teacher said with palpable relief. "I thought you said you wanted to become a protestant."

Funny.


But sinister, when you think of what has been revealed about how some schoolchildren were actually treated...

[klr]

Thankfully, corporal punishment was very rare at my primary school. But then, it wasn't a religious school*.

*Yes, I know, technically most of them still are.

[Animavore]

Not So Fast, Dickheads!

Vatican Representative: Just to Be Clear, Atheists Are Still Going to Hell

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The Rev. Thomas Rosica, a Vatican spokesman, said that people who know about the Catholic church “cannot be saved” if they “refuse to enter her or remain in her.”

[Svartalf]

Dick, I propose rev rosica be excommunicated and damned for trying to gainsay the Holy Father.

[klr]

Fundamental discord within the Catholic hierarchy - it's a win-win situation.

[Cormac]

Fundamental discord within the Catholic hierarchy - it's a win-win situation.

There is no discord.

Both positions are entirely compatible. Atheists who have not heard of Catholicism can be saved, if they're good.

[klr]

Fundamental discord within the Catholic hierarchy - it's a win-win situation.

There is no discord.

Both positions are entirely compatible. Atheists who have not heard of Catholicism can be saved, if they're good.

I saw that get-out as well, but decided to ignore it. If there are any atheists on the planet who have not heard of the Good News by now, then the Vatican Propaganda Ministry just ain't doing its job.

[Tero]

They could be an undiscovered tribe that is too dumb to develop the religion meme.

[mistermack]

It appears that Jesus left a blessed out, in the sermon on the mount.

Blessed are the gullible, for if they are lucky, the catholics will get to them first.

But if the Jehova's witnesses get them first, verily shall they burn in hell for all eternity.
And this is the word of the loving god.
Ahem.

[NineBerry]

Now will somebody try to get the fucking Baptists to make sense, please?

I doubt it.
I mean, there's no way I'd ever consider being "born again" unless it involved a vagina.

You could be recesarianed.

[Svartalf]

and spoil his incest fantasies?

[klr]

They could be an undiscovered tribe that is too dumb intelligent to develop the religion meme.

[MiM]

Fundamental discord within the Catholic hierarchy - it's a win-win situation.

O they are cute, aren't they.