[speechlesstx]

I felt deeply offended by Limprod's commentary. This was by far his worse in my own opinion, and he has many.

Oh boo hoo, there was nothing inherently evil or even outrageous about what he said so spare us the crocodile tears. Your side spews more offensive crap than anyone, like hoping someone would sh*t in Sarah Palin's mouth. Now that's offensive.

[Wondergirl]

nah ,if clerics of other faiths were mocked the way Catholic clerics are in popular culture there would be riots.

Okay. Let's go after the #2 ranked Southern Baptists and see what happens. (The Catholic Church 68,202,492, ranked #1 in 2011, and the Southern Baptist Convention 16,136,044, ranked #2 in 2011).

[speechlesstx]

Okay. Let's go after the #2 ranked Southern Baptists

That's another popular target, the left can't seem to distinguish between them and Fred Phelps.

[tomder55]

When there are scandals you can expect to be mocked, and criticized. We all have our dark moments.

It's not about the scandals . It's just "fun" and politically correct to make art , movies ,plays ,comedy skits ,TV shows that portray Catholic clergy ,and nuns in the most unflattering way. I'm sticking to my position that NO other religion's heirarchy is treated as badly in American popular culture.

[Wondergirl]

That's another popular target, the left can't seem to distinguish between them and Fred Phelps.

So where are the riots you predict?

[excon]

Hello again, tom:

I'm sticking to my position that NO other religion's heirarchy is treated as badly in American popular culture.

I'm sticking to mine too. Given their propensity to screw children and cover it up, their treatment is WELL deserved.

Maybe, just maybe, if the church actually STOPPED it, I'd give them the benefit of the doubt.. But, it's STILL going on. Last Thursday, The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis released a list of 32 priests accused of sexually abusing minors.

excon

[speechlesstx]

I'm predicting riots?

[tomder55]

Hello again, tom:
I'm sticking to mine too. Given their propensity to screw children and cover it up, their treatment is WELL deserved.

Maybe, just maybe, if the church actually STOPPED it, I'd give them the benefit of the doubt.. But, it's STILL going on. Last Thursday, The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis released a list of 32 priests accused of sexually abusing minors.

excon

yes there have been problems and the church is clearly dealing with it . Other religions problems get covered up and rarely make national news .
The Child-Rape Assembly Line | VICE United States
Willing to bet you won't see a whole season of 'American Horror Story' dedicated to an Orthodox Jewish Asylum.

[talaniman]

Tom made reference to riots if other religions were mocked like Catholics are. How come pedophiles don't go to jail if they are Catholic priests? Congressmen who get caught with dope don't go to jail either.

[tomder55]

if it were up to me they would,.... now back to the issue.

[speechlesstx]

The riots are in Argentina, officially sanctioned persecution of Catholics.

Violent Pro-Abortion Mob Attacks Pro-Life People Praying at Catholic Church | LifeNews.com

[cdad]

For the record this is what Rush said:

It's Sad How Wrong Pope Francis Is (Unless It's a Deliberate Mistranslation By Leftists) - The Rush Limbaugh Show

[speechlesstx]

Exactly right, it was liberals/progressives who seized on the pope's words to celebrate the the alleged left turn by the church and Rush gets hammered for basically calling it how they interpreted it.

[excon]

Hello again, Steve:

I don't think any of us called him a Marxist.. If it were simply a LEFT turn that the limp dude was talking about, NOBODY would be complaining...

I quoted what the drugster said. Dad quoted what he said, too, and you STILL got it wrong..

Or, you simply don't understand Marxism. Certainly, the limp one doesn't. It's a catchall word you use when you have no argument...

excon

[speechlesstx]

No I don't have it wrong, your side started it and he commented. There is no sin in using the word Marxism even if he's wrong. That's pretty tame, nothing like asking someone to sh*t in Palin's mouth. You have a strange threshold in what qualifies as offensive.

[speechlesstx]

As I was saying earlier, Rush was reacting to the left's perception of the new Pope. Time went so far as to say this before correcting it and naming him their person of the year.

Time corrects: Pope Francis did not reject church dogma | Poynter.

First Jesuit Pontiff won hearts and headlines with his common touch and rejection of church dogma and luxury.

Right, the leader of the Catholic Church rejects its teachings. And you guys are outraged about Rush.

[tomder55]

that's too funny !

[talaniman]

Screw Rush and Time because the pope specifically said focus on the good works and quit hollering.

[Tuttyd]

Let's have a look at the transcript in context. Firstly, Rush says he has no information about the document at all. He says:

I was doing show prep last night, usual routine, and I ran across this. I don't even know what it is called, the latest papal offering, statement from Pope Francis.

Apparently Rush's usual routine is to air unnamed and unconfirmed sources of information.

Secondly, Rush accepts the authenticity of the document Well, up until about half way through the programme. He then draws attention to the fact that he is getting e-mails that the Pope has been mistranslated. There is no comment in relation to how the mistranslation came about. However Rush does his usual 'research' and blames the left for it. In other words, making the same error.

Nothing forthcoming about the nonsense he has been espousing for the last 15 minutes. Then he tells us that when the lie gets out of the gate first it takes a while for the truth to catch up. Well, he can say that again. He ought to know.

[speechlesstx]

I linked to the transcript earlier. It's far more outrageous that Time reported the Pope rejects his own church's dogma and other liberals have been misinterpreting his words to support their agenda.