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**Ervins Dervish** · 05-04-2010, 06:20 PM

A Vatican cardinal defended the Pope on Easter Sunday by stating that people should not pay attention to the "petty gossip of the moment"?

What???

Allegations of sexual abuse and rape, and the church's cover up of them-is "petty gossip"?

This is why enlightened catholics are leaving the church. The sheer arrogance.

05-04-2010, 06:20 PM	#8
Ervins Dervish Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 381 Senior Member	A Vatican cardinal defended the Pope on Easter Sunday by stating that people should not pay attention to the "petty gossip of the moment"? What??? Allegations of sexual abuse and rape, and the church's cover up of them-is "petty gossip"? This is why enlightened catholics are leaving the church. The sheer arrogance.
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