Arresting the pope

[tomjackson]

Should be good for a laugh, for crimes against fashion alone :twisted:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article7094310.ece

Perhaps Bono will come and save the day.....

[MrBump]

Hmmm...  Interesting, as is much of the "stuff" around Dawkins.  Can't bring myself to like the man though.

[nfe]

Nonsense. As amusing as it might be.

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/04/you_cant_trust_a_murdoch_paper.php

[Davey]

ooo, i like that!!!! they'll never get that far, but DAMN, someone is finally trying!

[MDV]

Its exactly the right thing to do.

Imagine if Gordon Brown or Fabio Capello had done the same thing and covered up molestation of kids by backbenchers or midfielders. They'd be crucified, rightly so, and this is no different.

[FernandoDuarte]

I think that's good!

[dave_mc]

Perhaps Bono will come and save the day.....

can we arrest him at the same time?

Nonsense. As amusing as it might be.

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/04/you_cant_trust_a_murdoch_paper.php

hehe

molestation of kids by midfielders.

:lol:

does that happen a lot?

[Dmoney]

wags...

women aged six

[BigB]

Perhaps Bono will come and save the day.....

can we arrest him at the same time?

Yes, please !

[Ratrod]

Lock 'em both up with Bubba.

[nfe]

As I've noted above, neither Dawkins or Hitchens have any intention of getting the Pontiff arrested, but fingers crossed, the lawyers who are looking into the possibilities manage to generate a suitable amount of publicity and outrage that we A) Save 20 million quid and B) Generate such hysteria that the story (and source of it) reaches some of the developing Catholic nations, who'll be rather in the dark about ANY of the church's abuse scandals.

[38thBeatle]

Slightly off topic, the cover of Private Eye at the moment is quite amusing.

[dave_mc]

^ you can't just say that, do you have a link? :D EDIT: never mind, I found it. :lol:

can we arrest him at the same time?

Yes, please !

:D

[nfe]

Slightly off topic, the cover of Private Eye at the moment is quite amusing.

I thought it a bit below PE to be honest, it's like a gag kids would make to noise up the catholics at school 20 years ago.

[MDV]

As I've noted above, neither Dawkins or Hitchens have any intention of getting the Pontiff arrested, but fingers crossed, the lawyers who are looking into the possibilities manage to generate a suitable amount of publicity and outrage that we A) Save 20 million quid and B) Generate such hysteria that the story (and source of it) reaches some of the developing Catholic nations, who'll be rather in the dark about ANY of the church's abuse scandals.

None of the replies since your corrective link (thanks btw) say that it is dawkins and hitchens. No need to labour it.

Its the right thing to do, no matter whos doing it.

Good points btw. Its appalling that people can be shielded from punishment for some of the most vile crimes conceivable by belief, the club they belong to and the power people think it has/allow it.

I dont expect it will go very far, but people saying this and pushing it forward is a step in the right direction.