Because they have money & power

@twill LOL, it was a rhetorical question.

@Druvius yea thought so

Definitely a BIG case of the Pot calling the Kettle black here imo,

Hmm, would any SANE woman in her right frame of mind want the drooling old FART and Protector Of Paedophile Employees fathering her child/children?

@Triphid The sick fact is many would wait in line for hours for the holy seed…

Yeah! Like he is an expert on fatherhood.

Yeah, like choosing to be a part of clergty isn't selfish in some ways... like choosing to never have kids.

But, how many children did HE sire as a Priest and which parishes were they sired?
Everyone knows the sordid reputations of the Catholic Priests don't they.

@ASTRALMAX Expert on 'dipping his wick" and then leaving the end result for someone else to raise imo.
I have just finished reading a very in-depth report regarding the Children sired by Catholic Priests in the various Dioceses both in Australia, New Zealand, England, etc, etc, and Ireland in particular.
The conclusion made is that in those countries that are predominantly Catholic, the mean average of of children fathered by Catholic Priests and raise in Catholic households is approx. 1 in 10-12 depending upon the distances from the nearest Church/Cathedral and Manse.
Whereas in city parishes and Dioceses, the mean average takes an 'alarming' leap to 1 in 5-6 or even less.
These result were all derived from VOLUNTARY DNA testing of both the child/children and their 'Registered Parents.'
All DNA tests concentrated on the Mitochondrial DNA first, which we all know ONLY comes from the birth mother, then the Paternal DNA afterwards as a matching/non-matching comparison.
When asked to partake in the surveys, 99% of Catholic Priests in the Dioceses refused to partake stating that "Doing so would be a Breach of the Rules of the Church, etc."

@Triphid In refusing to partake in the DNA survey 99% of Catholic Priests placed themselves in an untenable position, there are no reasonable grounds for such a refusal.

I’m sure that in the history of the Catholic Church ‘wick dipping’ was and remains rife amongst the priesthood. They have always attempted to sweep it under the carpet but those days are coming to an end as people begin to reveal their experiences.

The portrayal of the pontiff praying to an invisible god is not more than a cheap act of contrition . His plea for forgiveness for vile acts committed by his priests is a gross insult to reason and any notion of justice.

With the introduction of anaesthetics in the middle of the 1800’s there was strong opposition for their use in childbirth from those who held religious beliefs. In accord with biblical scripture they held that women should suffer in childbirth.

The history of the Catholic Church is one of torture both physical and psychological with a catalogue of crimes against humanity.

Ever since the Middle Ages the Catholic Church has opposed scientific research because it delivers results, something that prayer has never done.

Don't be a silly bugger Bob! They can't let that truth be revealed!

@FrayedBear How do you get a nun pregnant, dress her as a altar boy

@bobwjr I did read of a married couple who only practised anal sex but she fell pregnant - his penis had drilled a hole through to her vagina from the colon.
She must have suffered dreadfully from thrush.

Have the chickens been examined lately?

That’s partially true, it’s really make more that will donate to the church

Forgot to mention I have a dog, lol.

2022 meet 1637

@Canndue Unsure about significance of 1637, but it's plenty enough regressive.

@Rossy92 pulled out of a hat..

I agree with your assessment of the lifestyle of western dogs and cats however I don't think the Pope was criticizing that. I think he was criticizing the lack of new Catholic children that has occurred since the creation of reliable birth control. His church needs growth to sustain its needs.

Yeah, th e earth is being destroyed because there are too many humans.

@snytiger6 Just look at Manhattan. An island about 11 miles going north to south and like 2 miles west to east with a population of over 4,000,000

ZPG?

@Canndue Zero Population Growth [orgs.tigweb.org]
It was one of the first environmental groups and one of the largest. A national organization and I was on the Seattle Chapter's board. We had many activities and even a business The Rubber Tree

Zero Population Growth. One of the countries first environmental organizations and one of the largest. I was on the board of the Seattle Chapter.[orgs.tigweb.org]
We even had a business The Rubber Tree.
[pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

@Canndue Sorry, something was wrong with the site so it printed twice.

@JackPedigo no worries…I’ve seen more acronyms in the last few days, never know if it’s an organization or some silly autocorrect feature.

Sounds like a worthwhile group

@Canndue It was but a new director went the usual "we need more money" direction and an anonymous (corporate) group offered ZPG and the Sierra Club $100,000 (PBS did an expose) to amend their population policy to exclude any reference to immigration) The group changed it's name to Population Connection, pretended to be the same old organization but without any reference to immigration. It basically became an intermediary to family planning without any real information to the general population issue.

@JackPedigo that sucks, so many organizations start off ok then lose their way

@Canndue And it always seems to be about money. ZPG was around over 35 years and all it took was one short-sighted director.