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I don’t want to beat up on Catholicism here since, honestly, there are enough places to do that credibly out there. But the Pope’s statements about it being okay to use condoms, followed by this silly statement today saying it’s only okay for prostitutes to use them but not for contraception, is just ridiculously inconsistent. Read more

And the award for “Worst name ever in a yearbook” goes to…

I guess when you have a kid, it’s your privilege to name the child whatever you want, no matter how terrible your decision-making is. We may want to reevaluate that one since this young man should never have been allowed to leave the hospital once the parents tried to fill out the birth certificate. Read more

Man, the Pope is smart

The Pope is pretty much King of the Catholics, so he must know everything right? For example, his knowledge of how condoms actually cause more HIV than they do prevent it. Yes, you read that right. Read more

The Pope wants to fuck ET

The Catholic church is known for all kinds of crazy things. Well, even ideas that aren’t that crazy, I’m going to present as such. For example: The Vatican says there might be aliens. Believing that the universe may contain alien life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican’s chief astronomer said in an ... Read more

Pope says child-diddling not the best idea

The Pope is doing his big US tour this week, hitting up DC right now and NYC tomorrow through Sunday. So he’s commenting on all the hot button issues, like how kids’ hot buttons were manipulated. Pope Benedict on Wednesday acknowledged the Church had handled the pedophile priests scandal “very badly” and told U.S. bishops ... Read more