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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]I get that what the Pope said is controversial, but does it really justify allowing a thread expressly devoted to attacking all Catholics and the entire Catholic religion to stand unchallenged and unfiltered?  Why is it that time and again the only threads and posts bashing a religion or a religious figure that are allowed to stand on this forum are the anti-Catholic ones?

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1027817.page  [/quote]

Now after having read that thread, I would really like to hear to which specific post you object? I did remove one post that was sort of, if not explicitly, profane. There is another post that I could probably be convinced crosses the line, but I've left it for now. However, generally I don't agree with your description that the thread is devoted to attacking "all Catholics and the entire Catholic religion". I think we can distinguish somewhat between Catholicism the religion and the institution of the "Catholic Church." I would not allow posts saying that all Catholics are evil or anything like that. But, criticism of the institution does not seem inappropriate. [/quote]

Ok, let's see.  Here's what the originator of the thread said:

[b]"That’s pretty rich coming from a man who (allegedly) chose a life of chastity."[/b]  Accusing the Pope of not living a life of chastity without any foundation.

[b]"What a POS. This man who helps to cover up millennia of sexual abuse of children has no moral authority to ever call anyone selfish." [/b] Using an acronym for a clearly profane phrase to insult the religious leader of billions of people all over the world, and accusing him of assisting in cover up sexual abuse cases again without foundation.

[b]"I’m good and done with Catholics."[/b]  This isn't "attacking [i]all[/i] Catholics?"  What is, then?

Substitute any of this for any other mainstream religion, and it would be stricken in a heartbeat.

It's obvious that the originator of the thread started it to attack the religion generally.  It's a vicious introduction to the topic and you know it.  Just because you agree doesn't make it ok.

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Objecting to the word, "allegedly" is pretty nit-picky. At first I was bothered by the accusation of covering up sexual abuse, but then I found this:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/explosive-letter-claims-pope-francis-helped-cover-cardinal-mccarick-sex-n903936

So, the accusation is not without foundation.

I consider your objection to the post about being done with Catholics.
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