Comments on: Brazilian activist takes on the Pope http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/01/16/40952 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Thu, 23 May 2013 06:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jim Hlavac http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/01/16/40952/comment-page-1#comment-115104 Jim Hlavac Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:15:22 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=40952#comment-115104 The hate of the Catholics towards Jews does not stem from 1879 -- Nor was Hitler's "final solution" anymore than a modern version of the near 1500 year old quest by Catholics to eliminate Jews from this earth. There were pogroms (oh such a "modern" concept from the 1500s onward) dating to the 400s AD -- the Catholics were routine in their slaughter -- only the technological methods at their disposal were limited. Repeatedly, Catholic monarchs in the Middle Ages (600 to 1400 AD) waded into Jewish quarters and slaughtered everyone. They have been unrelenting in their millennium and a half of Jew-slaughter. We only think of this as modern for we are modern, and 1879 was merely when newspapers and printers were there to publish the decrees and anti-Semitism. Ah, but back when everything was handwritten, the word went out -- Slaughter the Jews. And back then, back in the 400s AD Gays were added to the list of those to be slaughtered -- but, like today, we're not really congregated in big demographic hordes -- and thus we were picked off piecemeal. No, this is the history -- and apparently they are proud of it -- of the Catholic Church since its gaining power over the remains of the Roman Empire. This is not new, this is so ancient as to be the entire history of the church since it began. The hate of the Catholics towards Jews does not stem from 1879 — Nor was Hitler’s “final solution” anymore than a modern version of the near 1500 year old quest by Catholics to eliminate Jews from this earth. There were pogroms (oh such a “modern” concept from the 1500s onward) dating to the 400s AD — the Catholics were routine in their slaughter — only the technological methods at their disposal were limited. Repeatedly, Catholic monarchs in the Middle Ages (600 to 1400 AD) waded into Jewish quarters and slaughtered everyone. They have been unrelenting in their millennium and a half of Jew-slaughter. We only think of this as modern for we are modern, and 1879 was merely when newspapers and printers were there to publish the decrees and anti-Semitism. Ah, but back when everything was handwritten, the word went out — Slaughter the Jews. And back then, back in the 400s AD Gays were added to the list of those to be slaughtered — but, like today, we’re not really congregated in big demographic hordes — and thus we were picked off piecemeal. No, this is the history — and apparently they are proud of it — of the Catholic Church since its gaining power over the remains of the Roman Empire. This is not new, this is so ancient as to be the entire history of the church since it began.

]]> By: Ben In Oakland http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/01/16/40952/comment-page-1#comment-115080 Ben In Oakland Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:16:02 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=40952#comment-115080 I don't know why this keeps coming back to me. When "W" Bush was told that Brazilian soldiers had been killed in Afghanistan, Bush replied, "How much is a brazilian?" Apocryphal only, of course. I don’t know why this keeps coming back to me.

When “W” Bush was told that Brazilian soldiers had been killed in Afghanistan, Bush replied,

“How much is a brazilian?”

Apocryphal only, of course.

]]> By: Lucrece http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/01/16/40952/comment-page-1#comment-115079 Lucrece Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:12:21 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=40952#comment-115079 Brazilian Portuguese* heh, silly habit. Brazilian Portuguese* heh, silly habit.

]]> By: Lucrece http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/01/16/40952/comment-page-1#comment-115078 Lucrece Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:11:35 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=40952#comment-115078 http://www.cartacapital.com.br/sociedade/bento-xvi-e-as-ameacas-contra-a-humanidade/ Is the original text. I was confused as to why a Brazilian activist was publishing in Spanish. Just in case Google translation works better on Brazilian. If anyone has any questions on the Spanish translation and how google translate conveys it in English, I can clarify for them. Luckily, google translate is getting better by the day and most of its problems are now syntax. http://www.cartacapital.com.br/sociedade/bento-xvi-e-as-ameacas-contra-a-humanidade/

Is the original text. I was confused as to why a Brazilian activist was publishing in Spanish.

Just in case Google translation works better on Brazilian. If anyone has any questions on the Spanish translation and how google translate conveys it in English, I can clarify for them.

Luckily, google translate is getting better by the day and most of its problems are now syntax.

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/01/16/40952/comment-page-1#comment-115073 Timothy Kincaid Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:32:24 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=40952#comment-115073 It's a brazen Brazilian braising brains in a braiser, wearing a brassiere. It's also corrected. Thanks. It’s a brazen Brazilian braising brains in a braiser, wearing a brassiere.

It’s also corrected. Thanks.

]]> By: tristram http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/01/16/40952/comment-page-1#comment-115072 tristram Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:14:57 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=40952#comment-115072 I like the headline - is that a 'brazen Brazilian'? I like the headline – is that a ‘brazen Brazilian’?

]]> By: Tony http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/01/16/40952/comment-page-1#comment-115071 Tony Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:05:49 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=40952#comment-115071 But wait, it's their religious belief so we aren't allowed to criticize. After all, religion is above everything else in the world. And since people are born Catholic, but gays make the choice to be gay, we have the right to be haters. /s (if it's needed) But wait, it’s their religious belief so we aren’t allowed to criticize. After all, religion is above everything else in the world. And since people are born Catholic, but gays make the choice to be gay, we have the right to be haters. /s (if it’s needed)

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