Comments on: Pope wishes he was moral, ethical, and infallible http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/03/pope_wishes_he_was_moral_ethical_and_inf A Blog of Atheist Thought Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:05:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: what http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/03/pope_wishes_he_was_moral_ethical_and_inf/comment-page-1#comment-70776 what Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-70776 <blockquote>"Let us put it very simply: man needs God, otherwise he remains without hope."</blockquote> All clergy are in the protection racket.

“Let us put it very simply: man needs God, otherwise he remains without hope.”

All clergy are in the protection racket.

]]> By: Rusty Shackleford http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/03/pope_wishes_he_was_moral_ethical_and_inf/comment-page-1#comment-70777 Rusty Shackleford Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-70777 According to theists, the existence of Stalin somehow means that every other tyranny - virtually all of which have been under the banner of heaven - never existed. They sure are lucky ol' Joe came along! According to theists, the existence of Stalin somehow means that every other tyranny – virtually all of which have been under the banner of heaven – never existed. They sure are lucky ol’ Joe came along!

]]> By: dsilverman http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/03/pope_wishes_he_was_moral_ethical_and_inf/comment-page-1#comment-70778 dsilverman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-70778 And whatever you do, don't mention the Crusades or the Spanish Inquisition. And whatever you do, don’t mention the Crusades or the Spanish Inquisition.

]]> By: karen http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/03/pope_wishes_he_was_moral_ethical_and_inf/comment-page-1#comment-70780 karen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-70780 "Let us put it very simply: man needs God. otherwise he remains without hope."<br /> <br /> It took him 75 pages to get around to that?<br /> <br /> But I think he has it backwards. <br /> <br /> Man without god, still has hope, it is the god without man that is hopeless. “Let us put it very simply: man needs God. otherwise he remains without hope.”

It took him 75 pages to get around to that?

But I think he has it backwards.

Man without god, still has hope, it is the god without man that is hopeless.

]]> By: david715 http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/03/pope_wishes_he_was_moral_ethical_and_inf/comment-page-1#comment-70781 david715 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-70781 Atheism "led to the greatest forms of cruelty and violations of justice," <br /> <br /> Such as...?<br /> <br /> I can think of many examples of cruelty and violations of justice but every single one points to religious fanaticism. <br /> <br /> this pope needs to better explain himself and not confuse that which has been done in the name of religion to that which has not been done in a poor attempt to cover their own crimes against humanity. Atheism “led to the greatest forms of cruelty and violations of justice,”

Such as…?

I can think of many examples of cruelty and violations of justice but every single one points to religious fanaticism.

this pope needs to better explain himself and not confuse that which has been done in the name of religion to that which has not been done in a poor attempt to cover their own crimes against humanity.

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