tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post3708796431283558033..comments2024-03-16T02:16:54.082-07:00Comments on Vagabond Scholar: Theocracy is AuthoritarianBatocchiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-31617950111112630542010-04-06T14:07:52.422-07:002010-04-06T14:07:52.422-07:00Thanks, aimai, for the historical background, and ...Thanks, aimai, for the historical background, and I think your insight is right. In addition to the actual crimes, I think there's been plenty of sex envy going on - snd rage over their dwindling influence.Batocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-61552354160176884522010-04-06T13:40:10.647-07:002010-04-06T13:40:10.647-07:00On the subject of how long this all has been going...On the subject of how long this all has been going on check this out:<br /><br />T he history of child molestation in the Catholic Church goes back centuries. The first official decree on the subject was written at the Council of Elvira, held around A.D. 305 near Granada, Spain. The precise history is complicated, but the council is traditionally believed to have set down 81 rules for behavior, aimaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956073425680585780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-26613846772136555442010-04-06T08:28:44.177-07:002010-04-06T08:28:44.177-07:00Great post. I just wanted to add something on the...Great post. I just wanted to add something on the subject of Douthat's claim that the "silly season" of "the seventies" was responsible for priests losing their ability to keep their hands to themselves. Its obviously absurd, but I think its absurdity speaks to a very real problem that Douthat thinks the Church has. He doesn't mean that the "silly season" aimaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956073425680585780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-81607476490523231382010-04-05T21:03:30.078-07:002010-04-05T21:03:30.078-07:00One of the things I noticed that a lot of Vatican ...One of the things I noticed that a lot of Vatican political meddling in the affairs of other nations was timed to distract attention from the child rape scandals. This time, they aren't even trying because nothing will distract people.libhomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537213558568338561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-24255912108127874702010-04-05T19:57:27.681-07:002010-04-05T19:57:27.681-07:00Thanks for stopping by, folks.
Hey, Cheyanne, you...Thanks for stopping by, folks.<br /><br />Hey, Cheyanne, your blog currently doesn't allow comments except by blog members - otherwise a few folks would have commented on your BAT post.Batocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-71482610469152442652010-04-05T18:37:02.379-07:002010-04-05T18:37:02.379-07:00Great In depth post Bat Vag. I would have expecte...Great In depth post Bat Vag. I would have expected nothing less coming outta your head. <br /><br />Superficial as it may seem, I cannot believe how the looks of Sinead O'Connor have changed. Seeing her on Larry King Live, you could have knocked me over with a feather and said "Guess who that is"?<br /><br />Another outrageous thing as of late is the way "Cardinal muckey muckCheyannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744837681373675637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-67766078171141441642010-04-05T11:13:45.222-07:002010-04-05T11:13:45.222-07:00bat
that was great ---- the lethal mixture of chu...bat<br /><br />that was great ---- the lethal mixture of church and state - as in the Vatican proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that religion has no place in governing.<br /><br />then why are SO many of our elected officials towing the religious line and acting as if god is giving them marching orders<br /><br />knowing full well this truly against anything the founders had envisioned - this Distributorcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149154929149577121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-30210762552604879562010-04-05T09:38:49.610-07:002010-04-05T09:38:49.610-07:00A splendid roundup and dissection of the atrocitie...A splendid roundup and dissection of the atrocities, deceptions and false equivalencies in the air today, Batocchio. <br /><br />The Office of Faith-Based Initiatives was another rather obvious indication (to those who care) that the Bush administration and its 'dysfunctionaries' had no desire whatsoever to govern according to American principle and historic tradition, preferring the low darkblackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584075324283109495noreply@blogger.com