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Originally posted by XLR8R
reply to post by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
To the pit with them... Feed them to the lions!! What!? They did barbaric things to innocent children in the name of out dated customs with the help of corrupt police. I say re-open the Colosseum in Rome and throw 'em all in there with a couple of lions and let it serve as a lesson to the next sick bastard that comes around.
The boys were paid €150-€500 (£130-£425) to perform sex acts in church premises across the capital. Poggi also accused the former Carabinieri of selling consecrated hosts for satanic rites.
Originally posted by HandyDandy
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
Little boys don't stand around on a corner to prostitute themselves.
Really? Who didn't read the article?
The former policeman used to recruit the boys, mostly eastern European immigrants, outside a gay bar named Twink near Rome's Termini train station.
And also.......little innocent boys don't prostitute themselves to begin with.
edit on 28-6-2013 by HandyDandy because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by HandyDandy
Originally posted by XLR8R
They did barbaric things to innocent children
Since when is prostituting yourself in front of a gay bar innocent?
Not that I'm sticking up for the big V but come on......
Originally posted by MrConspiracy
As a Catholic myself... i never cease to be shocked and disgusted at what happens. I'm not the best Catholic, i have to say. But still, i am one. And i stand by it.
Remember it's not the religion that's wrong. It's those who control it. And many people who are "higher up" in the ranks of certain religious groups etc are terrible people who use the religion as a cover up.
Catholicism has had a great deal of backlash because of things like this. Islam has had a great deal of backlash because of terrorism. But the religions are not "bad" and i hope you all remember that.
Unfortunately this world is corrupt. And Religion is no exception to the rule.edit on 29-6-2013 by MrConspiracy because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by SeenAlot
This must said:
Werent the Romans the ones that crucified Jesus? How did the Catholic church grow so strong? In their own doctorin they killed the Savior.
Forgiveness only goes so far. God may forgive the sins of the past, but I gotta say, if I were a religious man diddling children, I'd be real F'n nervous about my everlasting soul.
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
reply to post by HandyDandy
The article implies the police were hanging outside of the gay bar. It could be they would recruit them with "modeling deals" as they were walking by.
I see no reason for young boys to be hanging out at a gay bar. If they are as young as the article implies, they have yet to figure out what sexuality even is.
For someone who claims he isn't defending the Vatican, you sure are trying your damndest.
Originally posted by Beartracker16
reply to post by shells4u
Father Gabriele Amorth, 85, who has been the Vatican's chief exorcist for 25 years and says he has dealt with 70,000 cases of demonic possession Read more: www.foxnews.com...
Yes that does sound awfully busy.
25 years is roughly 9100 days.
That's 7.69 exorcisms a day, working 24 hours daily with no days off.
That's 3 hours per exorcism without travel time or bathroom breaks.
edit on 28-6-2013 by Beartracker16 because: added info from replied to post to ease understanding
Originally posted by MrConspiracy
As a Catholic myself... i never cease to be shocked and disgusted at what happens. I'm not the best Catholic, i have to say. But still, i am one. And i stand by it.
Remember it's not the religion that's wrong. It's those who control it. And many people who are "higher up" in the ranks of certain religious groups etc are terrible people who use the religion as a cover up.
Catholicism has had a great deal of backlash because of things like this. Islam has had a great deal of backlash because of terrorism. But the religions are not "bad" and i hope you all remember that.
Unfortunately this world is corrupt. And Religion is no exception to the rule.edit on 29-6-2013 by MrConspiracy because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by HandyDandy
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
reply to post by HandyDandy
Again, who said the boys were prostituting themselves?! You must not read very well.
Italian investigators have opened an inquiry into claims by a convicted paedophile priest that an underage prostitution ring has been operating inside the Holy Roman Church with clergymen hiring rentboys for sex inside churches.
You don't hire a "rentboy" for free sex.
If they had called it a molestation ring or loreing ring, kidnapping ring etc. I could call the kids "innocent". Since it was a prostitution ring where the "victims" prostituted themselves (it never said they were forced to do it) I simply can not.
Italian investigators have opened an inquiry into claims by a convicted paedophile priest that an underage prostitution ring has been operating inside the Holy Roman Church with clergymen hiring rentboys for sex inside churches.