Pope aborts mission

Started by Boston Rockbury, February 13, 2013, 03:59:06 AM

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Boston Rockbury

The imminent departure of pope Benny made me consider what I would change if I were pope. And a little strangely (as I'm agnostic and morally liberal) I realised that I wouldn't be in any rush to change the catholic opposition to abortion. The legal position in most secular western countries is that a foetus is entirely at the mercy of its mother until a point vaguely associated with its viability outside of the uterus. Suddenly after that point it is a human with the full protection of the law behind it. God knows I'm not saying this is a simple issue - it's incredible complex and difficult. But this artificial moral over-simplification doesn't help. Human foetal developement is clearly progressive but legal protection does not reflect this. Also if we are going to use the argument that certain foetuses aren't quite human enough to be protected from the wish of the mother to kill them then why not extend the same moral position to enforced euthanasia for people who are severly handicapped or perhaps a programme of eugenics?
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milnie

At least he has some common sense to bail out before the church is lead by another doddery old fart incapable of wiping his own arse
quod tendo non ut pallens adeo in terminus!

Boston Rockbury

Quote from: milnie on February 13, 2013, 09:32:50 AM
At least he has some common sense to bail out before the church is lead by another doddery old fart incapable of wiping his own arse
Yeah it's a good time to wave goodbye
religion fucks kids - science fucks the planet

milnie

quod tendo non ut pallens adeo in terminus!

Masked Dude

I heard he's resigning because he finally found the elder wand.
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DigitalBuddha

Guess he won't be shitting in the woods any longer. ;D

Boston Rockbury

Quote from: DigitalBuddha on February 14, 2013, 02:31:50 AM
Guess he won't be shitting in the woods any longer. ;D
Certain things should only be done indoors. Nobody wants to see a pope in his damn undies.
religion fucks kids - science fucks the planet

Boston Rockbury

Help yourselves to fries dudes!
religion fucks kids - science fucks the planet

Boston Rockbury

And the new Pope is ...................
religion fucks kids - science fucks the planet

BikerDude



Out here we are all his children


DigitalBuddha


milnie

quod tendo non ut pallens adeo in terminus!

DigitalBuddha


banjodude

Takin' her easy

BikerDude

Quote from: banjodude on February 15, 2013, 04:50:21 AM
or......

Is that Lemme?
Oh yeah it is. I see by the label.
Lemme is the pope's boss.



Out here we are all his children