I Finally Agree With An Atheist..Arrest the Pope...

Atheist campaigner Richard Dawkins wants Pope Benedict XVI to be arrested during his state visit to Britain in September. Dawkins and atheist author Christopher Hitchens have approached human rights lawyers about whether the pontiff can be arrested over his alleged cover-up of child abuse by Catholic priests.

Is it just me or do you think the Pope and the whole Vatican could star in the next "Do you want to get away?" commercial?
Without trying to offend my Catholic friends, when does one say enough is enough? The Pope is a man, just like you and me and "The Best of Men, are Men at Best".

I can honestly state that I never thought I would ever hear myself saying "I agree with an atheist. But in this case I agree something needs to be done with the problems facing the Pope and the Vatican.

I recently in the mail received a "Catholic Blessing Prayer" from an "unknown" person (who must know me if they knew my address) with the prayer being for blaspheme as they must have been offended by something I had posted on this blog. I found it humorous that the "unknown" person felt so strong about their Catholic beliefs that they could not sign their name to a note or on the outside of the envelope. I hope this time the person contacts me so we may discuss each views and come to a better understanding of each beliefs if this posting upsets them.

I do not believe the Catholic church should have immunity for any crimes it commits and any person committing a crime or aiding in the cover up of a crime, or refusing to remove known offenders and report them to the proper authorities should be treated no different than you or I. There are many things I disagree with with the Catholic church which I will refrain from discussing at this time but again, yes all men (and women) are sinners, including the Pope and the Vatican but when is enough going to be enough? Go to www.cnn.com and search "Pope" or "Vatican" and just view the headlines the results produce. If I was Catholic I cannot say I would be very proud right now and for those who say "I am Catholic because I was raised Catholic' that really would not mean a lot to me. Read God's Word, take nothing someone preaches at face value, use your mind, and decide for yourself if what you are being told is correct based on what God has spoken to us through the Bible.

I think we all need to pray that one day there is one true church and all the questions and different viewpoints come together. We need to pray for the victims of past offenses, pray that they will end, and pray that the Bible is our sole source for understanding Scripture and salvation. While Dawkins and Hitchens are seeking judgement here on earth for the Pope, I think it will be an interesting discussion when the real judgement day comes - God's judgement.

You can read the full article regarding Dawkins and Hitchens desire to have the Pope arrested here:

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100412/dawkins-hitchens-want-pope-arrested/index.html