OH THE HYPOCRISY OF IT ALL AND THE TRAGEDY
The lost lives, the tortured souls, the cruelty and selfishness of it all. The women burned at the stake and the men beheaded and disembowelled. The children destroyed and the families wrecked. All wrapped up in the gauzy veil of religious claims.
In the wake of Khomeini’s Islamic excesses, Israel’s "chosen one" status, and Bush’s claim to being in God’s favour, Pope Benedict has now demonstrated once and for all, just how bankrupt all of organized religion really is. Muslims, Jews and
Christians alike have demonstrated in the most ample ways, the "sins of selfishness and pride"
Their
lust for power knows no bounds.
Now Benedict has announced that he is the only Pope and the Catholic Church is the only true Christian Church because the others do not have "apostolic succession".
He defines Pontiff_ication just byshowing himself on the Vatican balcony.
His statement about Roman Catholic Supremacy- because of his direct lineage to Jesus, puts him squarely in the religious idiot box along with the most fanatical Muslims and Zionist Jews. He is engendering the same kind of rivalry within Christianity, which is now so evident between Sunni and Shia and amongst Israelis who seek to recreate the Biblical myths.
It’s all about claims to legitimacy. It’s like trying to prove parenthood in the days before there was DNA.
In a word, it’s pathetic.
Let us pray.
Let us pray as George Carlin would pray…to Joe Peschi- someone "who looks like he can get things done". (That’s a joke).
But seriously, let’s notify our leaders that we reject their B______t.
Cheers
