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[–]WhiteyDude 3 points4 points ago

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If you've ever heard a Catholic defend their religion on this, you'd know that's exactly what they'll say. They say the real problem is that the offending priest are actually closeted homosexuals.

[–]Skaneification 1 point2 points ago

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Priests raping kids is not something that is accepted in catholicism. This post is retarded.

[–]CivilizedVeneer 5 points6 points ago

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Because they're raping your children for Jesus.

[–]sphericalpuma 1 point2 points ago

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Because they're showing god's love! I mean, god wrote the book on sex, since he apparently created the universe from a godly cumshot, that lasted 6 days, and since priests are the messengers of god, who better to teach god's "love," than them.

[–]ucofresh 0 points1 point ago

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Godly cumshot FTW!! Hahaha!

[–]TheYoungestFool 1 point2 points ago

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This argument needs to stop. Taken to an extreme, essentially what you are saying is, "Some politicians in our democratic process are corrupt, let's condemn democracy." Priests who molest boys are not true Christians, and yes they make a bad name for them, but ignorant atheists make a bad name for other atheists as well.

[–]TheCannon 0 points1 point ago

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Priests who molest boys are not true Christians

Really? A blatant No-True-Scotsman statement?

Please, I'm sure you can come up with something a little more creative than that tired old bullshit.

[–]ieatglue44 0 points1 point ago

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No True Scotsman!

[–]sweetsweetcoffee 0 points1 point ago

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Context, your taking it out of context! Now, lets never speak of this ever again.

[–]Missfawkes 0 points1 point ago

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also those priests get relocated and protected by the church! its nuts!