Vatican: It's OK To Believe In Aliens

[Peikko 1,575]

Don't know the thread you are referring to but some people are more ready to push the 'complaint' button than others so censorship is not equally applied. That's one of my biggest problems with censorship though, it doesn't really accurately reflect everyone's feelings, just the feelings of the loudest mouthed.

[Sister Fracas 5]

Don't know the thread you are referring to but some people are more ready to push the 'complaint' button than others so censorship is not equally applied. That's one of my biggest problems with censorship though, it doesn't really accurately reflect everyone's feelings, just the feelings of the loudest mouthed.

true...

[Ban Hammer 14,273]

This is 'politically correct' VJ where jokes aren't allowed if they might upset someone.

I DO want to know where the team was when disgusting things were said about a spiritual figure I highly respect hmmm....

then again, I only ignored it....didn't report it.

who was it?

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I believe I asked you before to have a little more respect for the other members of VJ who are Catholic and could find your posts upsetting.

Please re-read this post and desist with the pictures associating the Pope with evil. Thanks.

Sure Mags (I didn't read that post by the way), and I believed I asked you some time ago to do something about people making overtly racist blanket statements about Mexicans, low income folks, etc. Respect goes both ways; and these cartoons are exactly that: cartoons.

If anyone found my posts upsetting, I apologize to them - but don't give me that speech -- we've been down this road before. Outrageous behaviour is allowed in VJ everyday; and you yourself said to me once that jokes about undocumented immigrants were the flavour du jour so I should just let them go, while a cartoon of Joseph Ratzinger (who in my opinion is NOT God, just another dude) is apparently way much more controversial. Atrocious comments were made about other spiritual guides and no mods jumped in to say anything.

Again, respect goes both ways.

Peace, L.

[Sister Fracas 5]

This is 'politically correct' VJ where jokes aren't allowed if they might upset someone.

I DO want to know where the team was when disgusting things were said about a spiritual figure I highly respect hmmm....

then again, I only ignored it....didn't report it.

who was it?

Rev Wright

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Well... Ratzinger DOES look like Palpatine

In any case - I thought the "epitome of evil" was Ming The Merciless.

Far far worse comments have been made about the Pope - (specifically the suggestion that Ratzinger's forced involvement with the Hitler Youth as a boy makes him a closet Nazi). That's a tad more offensive that suggesting he looks like The Emperor from a work of Hollywood fiction.

[SteveLaura 0]

The aliens will probably turn out to be atheists anyway.

[Peikko 1,575]

I don't find the posts upsetting but then I am not a catholic so why would I? Essentially though it's down to context. Is Len&Bren using these 'jokes/cartoons' to push an anti-catholic agenda? I would say that's a resounding no.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I don't find the posts upsetting but then I am not a catholic so why would I? Essentially though it's down to context. Is Len&Bren using these 'jokes/cartoons' to push an anti-catholic agenda? I would say that's a resounding no.

Indeed, no. People are free to believe and worship in any way they want.

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

I think the cartoons are hilarious.

Len, I love ya!

[HAL 9000 96]

If anything should be offensive it would be to really stop and think for a moment about why people are offended...

Putting up some pope humor with a picture surely can't be as offensive as a Catholic that openly admits to Catholicism yet assumes a final absolution will forgive a lifetime of sin after sin after sin. I find that to be quite hipocritical and we should really take a moment to reflect... errrr... hahahahaha, we should just really think about why some of us get easily offended when we make a joke about the figurehead of a Church while we ourselves that may form part of the same Church and profess to its teachings act in a most un-Christian manner.

[Mags 112]

I believe I asked you before to have a little more respect for the other members of VJ who are Catholic and could find your posts upsetting.

Please re-read this post and desist with the pictures associating the Pope with evil. Thanks.

Sure Mags (I didn't read that post by the way), and I believed I asked you some time ago to do something about people making overtly racist blanket statements about Mexicans, low income folks, etc. Respect goes both ways; and these cartoons are exactly that: cartoons.

If anyone found my posts upsetting, I apologize to them - but don't give me that speech -- we've been down this road before. Outrageous behaviour is allowed in VJ everyday; and you yourself said to me once that jokes about undocumented immigrants were the flavour du jour so I should just let them go, while a cartoon of Joseph Ratzinger (who in my opinion is NOT God, just another dude) is apparently way much more controversial. Atrocious comments were made about other spiritual guides and no mods jumped in to say anything.

Again, respect goes both ways.

Peace, L.

IIRC, Len, I have actually spoken up a few times regarding hateful posts towards Mexicans and asked, in a very similar way to the way I requested above, for people to not post such hateful comments because we have a large membership of which some are Mexican. I have never used the term "flavour du jour" either and you are confused a tad here, I think.

But, of course, it's again easier to attack me than actually think back and say "ah yes, you DID act on the anti-Mexican comments that were being spouted left right and centre".

People have short memories when they are trying to make a point, I guess.

With regards to your "Atrocious comments were made about other spiritual guides no mods jumped in to say anything" quote...did it cross your mind that we didn't see it?

No, because it's easier to attack than just ask us.

Edited May 14, 2008 by Mags

[Sheriff Uling 3]

This line of thinking from the Vatican hierarchy completely explains why they tolerate and harbor pedophile priests.

[Teacher Mark 53]

[SaadBell 0]