It's true I'm not a fan of organized religion, and the Catholic Church is near the top of my black list, but the pope never ceases to amaze me. He wrote an article highlighting the plight of Christians in the Muslim world. Now, I believe everyone should be treated equally and my scorn and attack is mostly reserved for the groups and people who oppress others or are complete hypocrites...which leads me to quote the bejeweled pope:
"The key to harmonious living between Christians and Muslims is to recognize religious freedom and human rights," and he also said the problem, "relegate[s] Christians to the precarious position of being considered non-citizens, despite the fact that they were citizens of their countries long before the rise of Islam." (Yahoo.com) Although on the surface I completely agree, let's quickly examine the obvious hypocrisy. He, of all people, should not be heralding "human rights" when he denigrates women and LGBT people throughout the world. You can't cry foul when someone oppresses "your people" and then turn around and relegate another group to "non-citizen" status. I don't even question his sincerity, which makes it all the more ironic. He can't or won't see his hypocrisy. I agree that these Christians should be treated as equal citizens, and that they belonged to the society before the rise of Islam...as did gay people long before the rise of Christianity. Get over yourself: the world existed before Christianity and will exist after it.
My last word on the pope: besides being the ultimate drag queen, you are the pinnacle of arrogance and hypocrisy. I guess the extravagant clothes mirror the queen inside!
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