http://www.michaelstudman.com/fullfathomfive/articles/2008/04/01/monstrous en-us 40 the blog of Michael Studman <p>According to the Catholic Church, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7323298.stm">Britains first hybrid embryos</a> are &#8220;monstrous&#8221;.</p> <p>There are many things I&#8217;d consider monstrous. Some notable examples include:</p> <ul> <li>Preaching against the condoms in Africa used for preventing the spread of HIV.</li> <li>Maintaining dogmatic stances on family planning that result in large families and encourage generational poverty.</li> <li>Collaborating with murderous fascists in the Second World War.</li> <li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2000/mar/13/catholicism.religion">Seeking forgiveness</a> from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_Christianity">some dude who doesn&#8217;t exist</a> for a multitude of hateful acts across the millennia (including the above collaboration) but not seeking the same from those who were wronged.</li> <li>Fostering a culture of pointless guilt with the young, the impressionable, the stupid, the oppressed and the masochistic.</li> </ul> <p>Catholic Church, get your priorities right.</p> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:36:00 -0400 urn:uuid:6cb4e62d-109c-43cd-a03d-2a07486f3e90 Michael Studman http://www.michaelstudman.com/fullfathomfive/articles/2008/04/01/monstrous Europe atheism vatican britain catholic church <p>I for one welcome our hoofed overlords.</p> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:38:05 -0400 urn:uuid:45c3dc94-8232-4332-b88e-38f23f056e28 http://www.michaelstudman.com/fullfathomfive/articles/2008/04/01/monstrous#comment-111