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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:32 PM Original message |
Vatican divorces from Italian law |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Catholic church is condoning this divorce? n/t |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. It isn't a problem unless Italy tries to remarry. That'll require an annulment. nt |
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Moonwalk (437 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. They weren't married. The Vatican is against gay marriage. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. But I thought the pederasts in flashy skirts didn't approve of divorce! |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. They gave Newt a divorce. nt |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. They're reasserting their position as the first estate |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. And continuing the trend of withdrawing from the outside world |
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Idealism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. "When the Pope does it, [Divorce] it's not illegal" |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Exactly |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
5. The Vatican is slowly making itself Irrelevant. |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 07:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
21. We can hope so |
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AnOhioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 07:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. The Vatican is "aleady" irrelevant. |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. Now they can officially make child molestation not punishable by law. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:50 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. You are right! The Vatican won't have to turn to the authorities any pedophile cleric |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
9. Separation of Church and State . . . sounds good to me. |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
10. Peter Griffin has now moved into the Vatican- |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
13. Vatican City is basically a country. They are not obligated to answer to Italy. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:53 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Italy can always renege on the Lateran Treaty |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:01 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. The odds of Italy lifting a finger over this are zero. nt |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
16. The Catholic Church is nothing more than another General Electric or |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
18. Will they get an annulment? |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
19. Well, it's been divorced from reality for quite a long time... |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
20. I agree looks like the Pope wants his own city and his own rules |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
24. Kinda hard to bring back the Inquisition with those peksy laws and international treaties |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
25. But we're still not allowed to cricicize the fucking NAZI pope here or his church on DU... |
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