Catholic Church peddling porn.

Simtech · 06-11-2011 09:03PM #1

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/top-catholic-publishers-found-selling-porn-novels-2926570.html

Why am I not surprised? I guess the Bishops don't mind how they make their money as long as there is enough made.

How can the clergy then lecture on morality? What exactly is "morality" these days?

charlemont · 06-11-2011 09:06PM

Ha Ha Ha, That's hilarious, Typical hypocrisy again from the church..

Newsite · 06-11-2011 09:38PM

The real question is why the church fully owns a publishing company at all...

Simtech · 06-11-2011 10:38PM

Newsite wrote: »

The real question is why the church fully owns a publishing company at all...

The Catholic Church is, I imagine, a very large and expensive organisation to run and faith won't pay the bills.

Littlehorny · 06-11-2011 10:49PM

I'm sitting here and the MTV music awards are on telly, Jessie J is on stage singing her song "It's all about the money" just as i'm reading this thread. Ha ha talk about the answer just landing on your lap!!!

Newsite · 06-11-2011 10:52PM

Simtech wrote: »

The Catholic Church is, I imagine, a very large and expensive organisation to run and faith won't pay the bills.

That in itself poses its own questions.

paddyandy · 06-11-2011 10:54PM

Why were we in Ireland so slow the Reformation was a long time ago.SO why the delay.Why are we so slow.Communion is Sublimated Cannibalism ...bet you did'nt know that.What kept us?????/

Manach · 06-11-2011 10:59PM

A majority of us had sense not to be taken in by such tosh as "Communion is Sublimated Cannibalism" which likely dates from Nero's era.

PatricaMcKay2 · 06-11-2011 11:18PM

Its not THE Catholic Church, its the Roman Catholic hierarchy!

Simtech · 06-11-2011 11:25PM

Newsite wrote: »

That in itself poses its own questions.

That's a little too vague. To what questions do you refer?

PatricaMcKay2 wrote: »

Its not THE Catholic Church, its the Roman Catholic hierarchy!

The Catholic Church is a hierarchical organisation. To be a member of the organisation is to tacitly agree with it's objectives and methods.

PatricaMcKay2 · 06-11-2011 11:29PM

Simtech wrote: »

The Catholic Church is a hierarchical organisation. To be a member of the organisation is to tacitly agree with it's objectives and methods.

Uh Im a member of the Catholic Church but Im not a Roman Catholic.

So all the members of the Church of Ireland tacitly agree with RC Bishops selling porn?

Good to know. I dont think that God will see it that way though.

lmaopml · 06-11-2011 11:29PM

I guess in any walk of life you will get a few stinkers......being Catholic doesn't make you exempt, and there are lots of Catholics.

The Bishops should have known better, and looked and watched better imo. If they knew, which is claimed, than they were not only stinkers, but idiots to boot.

Amazing - Actually, really AMAZING that it took so long for it to make 'news' though - I'm awaiting more 'news' on this news story...paper never refuses ink.

Simtech · 06-11-2011 11:34PM

PatricaMcKay2 wrote: »

Uh Im a member of the Catholic Church but Im not a Roman Catholic.

How was I to know? You didn't say.

So all the members of the Church of Ireland tacitly agree with RC Bishops selling porn?

That's not what I said. Please explain to me the difference between the two churches as I am unaware of what they might be.

Good to know. I dont think that God will see it that way though.

I'm glad I found someone who can speak for God, how will he see it?

mikom · 06-11-2011 11:34PM

Simtech wrote: »

The Catholic Church is, I imagine, a very large and expensive organisation to run and faith won't pay the bills.

Well if Faith appears in enough porn novels she may just........

Zombrex · 07-11-2011 12:02AM

Newsite wrote: »

The real question is why the church fully owns a publishing company at all...

For the money I would imagine.

lmaopml · 07-11-2011 12:07AM

Zombrex wrote: »

For the money I would imagine.

Why shouldn't the Church own a publishing company Zombrex?

antiskeptic · 07-11-2011 12:29AM

lmaopml wrote: »

I guess in any walk of life you will get a few stinkers......being Catholic doesn't make you exempt, and there are lots of Catholics.

The Bishops should have known better, and looked and watched better imo. If they knew, which is claimed, than they were not only stinkers, but idiots to boot.

Amazing - Actually, really AMAZING that it took so long for it to make 'news' though - I'm awaiting more 'news' on this news story...paper never refuses ink.

Is there anything that would make you turn your back on Rome?

Zombrex · 07-11-2011 12:38AM

lmaopml wrote: »

Why shouldn't the Church own a publishing company Zombrex?

Did I say they shouldn't?

laoch na mona · 07-11-2011 12:42AM

good religion terrible church

it is in germany the country which gave us rammstein

Onesimus · 07-11-2011 12:45AM

antiskeptic wrote: »

Is there anything that would make you turn your back on Rome?

No Judas will ever prevent Christ from electing someone else in his place so......NO!!! there is nothing that will make me turn my back on Rome.

MagicMarker · 07-11-2011 12:45AM

The church, a bunch of hypocrites? The hell you say.

lmaopml · 07-11-2011 12:46AM

Zombrex wrote: »

Did I say they shouldn't?

Why thankyou for your blessing! I didn't think that you believed in muzzels zombrex, not for one minute.

Considering the Catholic Church is one of the greatest charity givers, and not only that, but invaluable dedication and 'time wise' to people, in the form of everyday people in communities, supporting charities, and gathering communities together for a purpose, in the whole world - that means a lot that they are allowed to own a publishing company that hit the 'news' -

Thanks.

Zombrex · 07-11-2011 12:59AM

lmaopml wrote: »

Why thankyou for your blessing! I didn't think that you believed in muzzels zombrex, not for one minute.

Considering the Catholic Church is one of the greatest charity givers, and not only that, but invaluable dedication and 'time wise' to people, in the form of everyday people in communities, supporting charities, and gathering communities together for a purpose, in the whole world - that means a lot that they are allowed to own a publishing company that hit the 'news' -

Thanks.

You seemed to have missed the selling pornography bit in this story Imaopml? :P

mascaput · 07-11-2011 01:08AM

lmaopml wrote: »

Why thankyou for your blessing! I didn't think that you believed in muzzels zombrex, not for one minute.

Considering the Catholic Church is one of the greatest charity givers, and not only that, but invaluable dedication and 'time wise' to people, in the form of everyday people in communities, supporting charities, and gathering communities together for a purpose, in the whole world - that means a lot that they are allowed to own a publishing company that hit the 'news' -

Thanks.

Ah sure they were just taking a literal meaning of charity when they say they are giving someone a 'hand'....;)

lmaopml · 07-11-2011 01:11AM

Zombrex wrote: »

You seemed to have missed the selling pornography bit in this story Imaopml? :P

Zombrex, I'm surprised that you haven't been following the thread properly...and you are usually so thorough??....*Catholic tut tut...* yep..that was covered earlier..you must have missed it when you joined in...

Otherwise you would have been informed properly - without publishing your comments...without proper facts.

That happens sometimes..:P

Zombrex · 07-11-2011 01:33AM

lmaopml wrote: »

Zombrex, I'm surprised that you haven't been following the thread properly...and you are usually so thorough??....*Catholic tut tut...* yep..that was covered earlier..you must have missed it when you joined in...

Otherwise you would have been informed properly - without publishing your comments...without proper facts.

That happens sometimes..:P

Ah so you don't think they should own a pornographic publishing company.

And there was I thinking that you opposed muzzeling of the Church's business ventures

lmaopml · 07-11-2011 01:39AM

Zombrex wrote: »

Ah so you don't think they should own a pornographic publishing company.

And there was I thinking that you opposed muzzeling of the Church's business ventures

Ahh Zombrex, you're just being lazy now...

There are billions of Catholics, just like there are billions of Zombrex's - or people who are interested in 'God' like Zombrex is.

Read the thread and comment properly.

Zombrex · 07-11-2011 01:44AM

lmaopml wrote: »

Zombrex wrote: »

Ah so you don't think they should own a pornographic publishing company.

And there was I thinking that you opposed muzzeling of the Church's business ventures

Ahh Zombrex, you're just being lazy now...

There are billions of Catholics, just like there are billions of Zombrex's - or people who are interested in 'God' like Zombrex is.

Read the thread and comment properly.

And do you think these billions of Catholics should be muzzled? Doesnt a priest have the right to own a pornographic publishing house?

MrPudding · 07-11-2011 12:44PM

Onesimus wrote: »

No Judas will ever prevent Christ from electing someone else in his place so......NO!!! there is nothing that will make me turn my back on Rome.

Sad.

MrP

Newsite · 07-11-2011 01:18PM

Onesimus wrote: »

No Judas will ever prevent Christ from electing someone else in his place so......NO!!! there is nothing that will make me turn my back on Rome.

Except He didn't elect anyone...and we are all disciples under Christ, not a Pope

Onesimus · 07-11-2011 02:18PM

Newsite wrote: »

Except He didn't elect anyone...and we are all disciples under Christ, not a Pope

Newsite. I answered a question that was on topic to the OP's discussion. You however have a habit of trying to engage us Catholics in a theological dispute no matter the thread or topic and want to drag it off in a different direction. Sad really.

Catholic Church peddling porn.

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