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The Pope’s Letter

This is the letter the Pope wrote to the Catholics of Ireland (I apologise for the length of this post, but the Pope really can drivel on):

PASTORAL LETTER
OF THE HOLY FATHER
POPE BENEDICT XVI
TO THE CATHOLICS OF IRELAND

1. Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Church in Ireland, it is with great concern that I write to you as Pastor of the universal Church. Like yourselves, I have been deeply disturbed by the information which has come to light regarding the abuse of children and vulnerable young people by members of the Church in Ireland, particularly by priests and religious. I can only share in the dismay and the sense of betrayal that so many of you have experienced on learning of these sinful and criminal acts and the way Church authorities in Ireland dealt with them.

It can’t be that much of a shock to Ratzinger since in May 2001 he clearly stated that “in the most secretive way … restrained by a perpetual silence … and everyone … is to observe the strictest secret which is commonly regarded as a secret of the Holy Office … under the penalty of excommunication.”  Yep, the fucker decreed that reporting the crime of child rape was the most heinous sin, and that covering it up until the victims were 28 years old was the most holy act.  Fuck you, Ratzinger.

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The Pope IS a Nazi

Much has been written about Richard Dawkins “Pope Nazi” comment at the Global Atheist Conference after a member of the audience asked him about the canonisation of Mary Mackillop. Dawkins now famously replied that the entire process was “pure Monty Python” and went on to deride the process requiring two verified miracles and the accusation that he only targets “the fundamental nut bags”. Dawkins was making the point that real theologians (whatever they are) believe that praying over somebody will cure them of cancer and cited Mary and “Pope Nazi” as examples, and these were the people we are meant to be taking seriously!

(Richard Dawkins from Young Australian Skeptics on Vimeo.)

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1.4 – The Nerd Bunker

Time for another Godless Business podcast!  This week we were joined by two new panel members: Tammy (a real live woman, so we are told), and a mouse. We recorded this episode from The Nerd Bunker – a secret location full of uber-geeky equipment that is normally inhabited exclusively by men with beards and pocket protectors.

An the menu tonight we have listener email and talked the usual rubbish.  If you have any complaints, or wish to praise us on out fine work, please send an email to podcast@godless.biz.

Bon Appetit!

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The Rocks of the Church

I heard on the grapevine that the Catholic Church had placed advertisements with a picture of a skull with the subtext “This is a condom user” all around Africa. If this is true (and it is), it’s disgusting and got me thinking about all the evils the Popes have committed over the centuries. So I read the biographies of all 265 (or so) Popes. Wow – what a continual list of violent, bigoted, murdering, back stabbing, cruel, bastards. Nailing the list down to the worst 30 or so was really hard work, but here is my selection. I will post my notes about each Pope on my blog once I clean it up a little. I have tried my best to verify these facts about each Pope by referencing multiple authoritative sources. If there are any errors, I apologise. Please let me know so I can update my notes.

I used these sources (among others)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popes
http://atheism.about.com/od/popesandthepapacy/a/chronological.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm

I thought this video was important because I searched for something similar on Youtube, but it seems no one has ever tackled it. I understand why now :/ The music is an old piece by Ultravox called “Monument”. Yes, they are the same group who did that 80′s hit called “Vienna”. This extended mix is my own and took my freaking ages, so be gentle.

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The Pope and Sarah Palin

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“Ratzinger Rules”

GRAFFITI featuring the words “Ratzinger Rules” and other slogans were sprayed on the Hyde Park War Memorial in central Sydney overnight, police say. Josef Ratzinger is the birth name of Pope Benedict XVI, who is visiting Sydney for World Youth Day.

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World Youth Day Laws (God Help Us)