Proud Of His Humility
Andrew Sullivan blogs about a pretty sickening blog item by disgusting Church coverupper of child molestation, Cardinal Mahony. Boohoo, people are mean to him -- but he'll survive.
Proud Of His Humility
Andrew Sullivan blogs about a pretty sickening blog item by disgusting Church coverupper of child molestation, Cardinal Mahony. Boohoo, people are mean to him -- but he'll survive.
Cardinal Bernard Law made similar comments when the scandal broke in Boston, urging that he be kept as Archbishop because he was the one best suited to "protect the children" - after he had been the one who had failed to protect them.
Wisely, the Boston archdiocese got rid of Law - as the LA archdiocese got rid of Mahoney.
Proving the Church still didn't get it, both remained Cardinals after their disgrace. Mahoney will have a hand in selecting the next pope if the Conclave begins before he turns 80 this month. Law was aged out and cannot participate in the next Conclave.
Lest you think they're both complete monsters:
Bishop Law was a tireless advocate of civil rights and was praised by by Charles Evers (brother of Medgar Evers) for his work. He also publicly urged an end to abortion clinic protests when they started turning violent.
Cardinal Mahoney was an advocate on behalf of immigrants, whatever that means.
Conan the Grammarian at February 17, 2013 11:38 AM
Hey, Conan. Don't bring up the fact that people are complicated and might just actually have done some good. That might mess up the Catholic Church and Religion is BAAAAAD narrative.
causticf at February 17, 2013 12:17 PM
Hey Causty- The motherfucker shamelessly and remorselessly sheltered the rapists of children who'd come to him for safety, comfort, and the decency of his personal example. He did this willfully and explicitly and to the best of his ability for decades... And that's when he wasn't squandering hundreds of millions donated by impoverished immigrants on a pathetically trendy, small and vain "sanctuary" atop some of the priciest real estate on the West Coast.
Sure... Tell us how he "done some good."
He really, really thinks people need to hear about that this week, I promise you. Tell us about the good things he did... Not the things from others in his faith.
(After all these years, there's nothing as amusing as an aggressive, 'caustic', I'm-not-going-to-take-it-anymore Christian to remind us how few of Christ's texts about humility and grace found a readership.)
(Shit fuck.)
Crid [CridComment at gmail] at February 17, 2013 1:12 PM
Forgive them ? of the sin of thinking Mohoney is a piece of shit?
Any god who considers that a sin is one I'd refuse to worship even if they did exist
lujlp at February 17, 2013 3:06 PM
I just hope if he does come to his judgement day he can justify it in the end.
I agree with luj, any god that would give him a pardon, I'd rather be in hell.
Jim P. at February 17, 2013 6:30 PM
Mahoney liked immigrants--usually illegals--because they were the only people ignorant enough to buy the BS he was selling.
Katec at February 17, 2013 9:04 PM
"...Don't bring up the fact that people are complicated and might just actually have done some good..."
Haha. To paraphrase Chris Rock: People are *supposed* to do good. No braggin' about doing what you are supposed to do.
Especially a priest, whose *job* is to do Good (albeit in the myopic Catholic definition of "good"). There is no Good that counteracts or even mitigates the systemic Bad perpetuated in this scandal.
Wambut at February 18, 2013 9:06 AM
Oops: "perpetrated"
Wambut at February 18, 2013 9:26 AM
Didja hear the one about the Brooklyn Catholic bishop?
He told the press Obama's voters are gonna have to take responsibility for supporting immorality!
Andre Friedmann at February 18, 2013 7:20 PM
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