The Spanish Iniquisition
“It is unsafe and dangerous to do anything against one's conscience.” — Martin Luther
“Hoe dichter bij Rome, hoe slechter christenen” — old Dutch aphorism
(The worst Christians are those closest to Rome, or The nearer to the Church, the farther from God)
First out of the gate, Love Papem #9 Benny #16 goes after Spain's civil government. So much for taking after Benny-the-Healer (#15). Now, this isn't unexpected. The Catholics, after all, at least officially must condemn the homosexuals, because let's face it, bureaucracies and democracies both require scapegoats in order to maintain the appearance of being effective. Homosexuals make a terrific scapegoat (and many, it turns out, can make a terrific coq au vin!). Very versatile (and not just AOL-versatile) buggers they are.
Anyway, what was unexpected was the level of vitriol hurled by the Papists towards the civil government of Spain. Popey went as far afield of sanity as to accuse Spain's same-sex marriage laws as “iniquitous”. Now, as God (of Biscuits)'s well-beloved flock, you all know I loves me my words, but even though that word had a rather ominous familiarity to it, I had to go look it up. The familiarity? It's the adjectival form of “iniquity”:
iniquity noun ( pl. -ties) immoral or grossly unfair behavior
Holy Hannah! as my younger brother would say. That's a lot of immorality and gross unfairness must be up in hrrrr with the Spaniards! Let's look closer at the beginning of the end of christendom, shall we?
- The same rights and conditions apply to all legally married couples, 'be the parties of the same sex or of different sex.'
- Couples of the same sex may inherit from one another
- Couples of the same sex may receive retirement benefits from their working spouses
Oh the horror! Oh the shame! Doesn't Jesus feel kicked in the nuts right about now? And by Jesus, of course, I mean Benny #16, because the Catholics believe that anything that Pope-eye says ex cathedra (they do love their Latin) can be assumed to come from Jesus Himself. Can you imagine the historical Jesus forcing his followers to kiss his ring? To have other human beings—often boys—act as his furniture? I sure can't. But that's how the Catholics see his Holiness.
My favorite piece in all of this comes from ABC NewsOnline quoting Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo:
“They should exercise the same conscientious objection asked of doctors and nurses against a crime such as abortion.
”This is not a matter of choice, all Christians... must be prepared to pay the highest price, including the loss of a job.“
Cardinal Trujillo insisted the Church did not discriminate against homosexuals, but said they needed help.
I'm at a loss to imagine the bloodsport that would be practiced by the Vatican if they actually did discriminate against homosexuals. The Popes have a glorious history of all manner of horrific acts, according to the Frontline Fellowship, including a bit on Pope Benny #5, described by a church historian as ”the most iniquitous of all the monsters of ungodliness.“
The Vatican never says Vati-Can't when it comes to their iniquities.