A Stitch in Haste

Pope Benedict's idea of "good will toward men" —

The Pope said granting legal recognition to unwed couples was a threat to traditional marriage, which required a higher level of commitment.

But he saved his strongest words for those who suggest gay couples should be put on the same level as a husband and wife.

"This tacitly accredits those dismal theories that strip all relevance from the masculinity and femininity of the human being as though it were a purely biological issue," the Pope said.

Of course, to the Vatican, "the femininity of the human being" is also their centuries-old excuse for subjugating women — an idea that ought to be dead and buried, but like Christ always manages to resurrect. I suppose it's also their adherence to "masculinity" that somehow rationalizes their never-ending boy-rape scandals.

In other words: "masculinity and femininity" trump dignity and autonomy. Because God loves you.

Every single element of Roman Catholic dogma can be traced back to a single, monstrous premise: That happiness in heaven can only be achieved through misery on earth. The Vatican is the most sophisticated madhouse ever devised by man. It is in fact more than a madhouse; it is a factory for creating madmen. Century after sadistic century.

That is not a "dismal theory." It is a dismal fact.

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