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Posted by MisterOpus1 on Jul-14-2005 15:27:

New Pope condemns Harry Potter books

Boy this guy's off to a great start. Of all the things to condemn:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/articl...1692541,00.html

Don't you have some business with like that world poverty and starvation type thingy to worry about? Or how 'bout how much money the Catholic Church in the U.S. has to shell out as a result of Catholic priest pedophiles ($2-3 billion):

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=3575806

Could someone tell me why they don't prosecute these sick fucks at the same time? Why do these pedophilers seemingly have immunity (most of them, at least), but non-priest pedophilers do not?

Posted by metalgearsolid on Jul-14-2005 15:55:

i like the harry potters book they are pretty good.

On to those priests they are pretty sick. The catholic church is paying many fines to the victims and the new pope wants to forget that ever happened. Not much you can do I wouldn't be surprised if he honestly believes that never happened

Posted by Shakka on Jul-14-2005 15:58:

This just in. Benedict hates kids!

Posted by metalgearsolid on Jul-14-2005 17:26:

well you see he doesnt have any so he can't have any feelings for kids

Posted by Shakka on Jul-14-2005 17:41:

quote:
Originally posted by metalgearsolid
well you see he doesnt have any so he can't have any feelings for kids

I don't have any warts, and I don't like them either. I don't understand your statement, though I know it was a pointless statement to begin with.

Posted by Fir3start3r on Jul-14-2005 17:52:

Nobody finds it disturbing that children would learn about witchcraft before learning about God?
Now before everyone gets their panties in a twist, my reference to "God" would include all denominations/religions...

Posted by Cyrus King on Jul-14-2005 18:20:

im surprised a former priest would condemn a book about a young little savoury boy! lol

Posted by metalgearsolid on Jul-14-2005 18:35:

quote:
Originally posted by Shakka
I don't have any warts, and I don't like them either. I don't understand your statement, though I know it was a pointless statement to begin with.

what u saying you have GW(genital warts)?

Posted by MisterOpus1 on Jul-14-2005 18:41:

quote:
Originally posted by Fir3start3r
Nobody finds it disturbing that children would learn about witchcraft before learning about God?
Now before everyone gets their panties in a twist, my reference to "God" would include all denominations/religions...

Understood, but I didn't know that the Potter books were considered manuals for the Wiccan religion, did you?

Last I read (and I have read all of them), they were highly ficticious in nature and content. Most kids do, in fact, realize this.

Regardless, your statement does beg a more broader question - why would kids have to learn about a God of any sorts in the first place? And why then would they have to have a comparison between a belief in a God versus engulfing themselves in a terrific ficticious story?

Posted by leavingharvard on Jul-14-2005 18:47:

quote:
Originally posted by Cyrus King
im surprised a former priest would condemn a book about a young little savoury boy! lol

I'm catholic, and I busted out laughing. You are really over something when you can joke about it.

Posted by Shakka on Jul-14-2005 19:26:

quote:
Originally posted by metalgearsolid
what u saying you have GW(genital warts)?

I don't get you, but I'll humor you anyway. Yes, I have these huge, bulbous, gangreenous, puss filled genital warts. I like to pop them all over the bathroom mirror and watch the puss run...

In all seriousness, responding to your comment that he can't have feelings for kids since he doesn't have any--that's about as absurd a statement as you could've come up with. Usually people who don't like kids don't end up having kids. How can that be since by your logic they cannot possibly have such feelings to begin with? My comment was actually a paralleled analogy in that I said while I [b]don't[/i] have warts (the gential comment was provided by you, so I'll assume you have your own issues with them), I know I dont' like them. I don't have to have a wart to know that I don't like or desire them. Simple statement followed by a smart-ass remark.

Posted by metalgearsolid on Jul-14-2005 19:49:

huh? thats how smart i am. I really don't care you are a bit off yourself shakka.
Ah yes i got what you meant. See my issue with warts is that I keep on getting them on my fingers. I put medicine on them and they go away than they come back. I just got rid of one like yesterday. I ripped it off and it bleed a lot.

Yeah that was an absurd comment. I am sorry Shakka next time I will explain the way I feel and not write in 'code' that you would not get. But hey its not your fault like i said next time I will correctly write what I mean.

So how are you today??

Posted by Shakka on Jul-14-2005 19:57:

quote:
Originally posted by metalgearsolid
huh? thats how smart i am. I really don't care you are a bit off yourself shakka.
Ah yes i got what you meant. See my issue with warts is that I keep on getting them on my fingers. I put medicine on them and they go away than they come back. I just got rid of one like yesterday. I ripped it off and it bleed a lot.

Yeah that was an absurd comment. I am sorry Shakka next time I will explain the way I feel and not write in 'code' that you would not get. But hey its not your fault like i said next time I will correctly write what I mean.

So how are you today??

I've had better days. The warts are really flaring up today. Yourself?

Posted by metalgearsolid on Jul-14-2005 20:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Shakka
I've had better days. The warts are really flaring up today. Yourself?

So you live in chicago right? What part of the city do you live in? I unfortuanately live in the suburbs. It really sucks. Everyone is a damn preppie or the suburban version of a punk.

I have bad news for you man. Elvis is not the real thing.

Posted by Shakka on Jul-14-2005 20:15:

quote:
Originally posted by metalgearsolid
So you live in chicago right? What part of the city do you live in? I unfortuanately live in the suburbs. It really sucks. Everyone is a damn preppie or the suburban version of a punk.

I have bad news for you man. Elvis is not the real thing.

No. I was married in Chicago. I live in Atlanta with the other Jebusland crazies. Nothing wrong with Chicago suburbs--there are some really great ones!

Posted by metalgearsolid on Jul-14-2005 20:25:

quote:
Originally posted by Shakka
No. I was married in Chicago. I live in Atlanta with the other Jebusland crazies. Nothing wrong with Chicago suburbs--there are some really great ones!

Atlanta thats not even a real city. Half a million is not a lot compare to chicago. Sucks Atlanta sucks. You should move up here. We have the bears

Posted by Shakka on Jul-14-2005 20:33:

quote:
Originally posted by metalgearsolid
Atlanta thats not even a real city. Half a million is not a lot compare to chicago. Sucks Atlanta sucks. You should move up here. We have the bears

Half a million? Try 4 million. We don't need the Bears, we have the Braves and Michael Vick. The weather is much better here.

Posted by metalgearsolid on Jul-14-2005 20:39:

quote:
Originally posted by Shakka
Half a million? Try 4 million. We don't need the Bears, we have the Braves and Michael Vick. The weather is much better here.

I meant in the city The weather might be better but you guys don't have the art institute we have and not as many attractions. So in the end chicago is a better city to live in by far. Even if it gets cold during the winter.

Posted by Fir3start3r on Jul-14-2005 20:56:

quote:
Originally posted by MisterOpus1
Regardless, your statement does beg a more broader question - why would kids have to learn about a God of any sorts in the first place? And why then would they have to have a comparison between a belief in a God versus engulfing themselves in a terrific ficticious story?

Good question.
I think he may be refering to the age where kids really don't understand the differences between good/evil or right/wrong.
Maybe it's the same reasoning as why minors aren't charged as adults?
That being that minors don't truely understand the choices they make (or at least I think that's the arguement).

Granted, we understand that it's fantasy, much like Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh or Mickey Mouse.
My question would be, why pick on just Potter? Is it the magic that's the issue? But then again, who the hell believe in talking mice or bears and flying humans??

Posted by Shakka on Jul-14-2005 21:10:

quote:
Originally posted by metalgearsolid
I meant in the city The weather might be better but you guys don't have the art institute we have and not as many attractions. So in the end chicago is a better city to live in by far. Even if it gets cold during the winter.

Bleh--nobody lives "in the city", and I don't know why anyone would want to unless they completely redesigned it. Downtown is where the crime is and certainly not where most of the fun is. Atlanta is definitely a sprawling city with traffic that makes me crazy sometimes, though I have learned to outsmart the traffic.

I readily concede that Chicago is a sweet city. Frankly, I'd take it over New York 6 times out of 10. But in the end, Atlanta is home for me and I love where I am now. Nothing against Chicago though.

Posted by svens_bath on Jul-14-2005 22:39:

what is it in the books the pope doesnt like??

you cant really come out and condemn something unless you know what uts about. the idea of magic and fairytales is nothing new...i mean this pope grew up in the hitler youth, and he turned out an alright christian did he not, and im sure such tales were about when he was a child. if this is the best the pope has to offer then whats the point??

Posted by metalgearsolid on Jul-14-2005 22:46:

the pope is there for weak ppl to have someone they can have faith in.

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Jul-15-2005 00:10:

another religo being petty with popular culture. hardly surprising. that said, harry potter is the worst thing ever to happen to fantasy, maybe thats why he\'s really against it. just coz its shit

Posted by ProDiGaL on Jul-15-2005 07:21:

if it pisses off the pope, Im all for it.

they should sell it next to bible, they belong on that same shelf (fantasy)

Posted by hardcore trancer on Jul-15-2005 08:07:

quote:
Originally posted by ProDiGaL
they should sell it next to bible, they belong on that same shelf (fantasy)

lol that was awesome

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