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Originally Posted by Deckard
Publicity stunt or not, Dawkins and Hitchens have my support in their plans to arrest the Pontiff when he steps foot in Britain. Just a shame no-one else was willing to step in and do it. |
I'm really hoping this actually happens. I doubt it will, but this molestation problem has been going on for a very,
very long time, and with far too few consequences for the people who have perpetrated the actual crimes and been complicit in it all. I can't think of a clearer way to convey the message that no one will be excused for this kind of disgusting behavior - even the Pope.
It's just a shame that the effort is being led by high-profile atheists. I can already hear people defending the church and the Pope saying that it's all just motivated by atheist animosity towards religion, and not by wanting legitimate justice for sexual crimes perpetrated against children by the Catholic Church.