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   From: lift@horizon   
      
   "Cleopatra"  wrote in message   
   news:d81ac9f.0312220807.58819ef2@posting.google.com...   
   > Pavel Brown  wrote in message   
   news:...   
   > > In article ,   
   > >  A Planet Visitor  wrote:   
      
      
   > Sir, whenever I hear anyone in the anti-death penalty crowd quote the   
   > Pope by way of asserting moral authority for their stance on this   
   > issue, I know I am almost always dealing with an atheist/pacifist who   
   > otherwise categorically rejects the Catholic church's teachings on   
   > everything else. This may not apply to you, but it certainly does   
   > apply as a general proposition to most liberals who argue this issue   
   > and pretend they give a shit about what the Catholic church thinks on   
   > anything. Curious how you same folks aren't similarly inclined to   
   > ingratiate yourselves with Catholics, or the Pope, when it comes to   
   > abortion, same sex marriage, school vouchers and a whole range of   
   > other social issues dear to your hearts.      *Cleopatra*   
      
   The catholic church's stance on the DP is most frequently brought up *after*   
   a pro-DP christian attempts to use the bible as justification for the DP.   
   In this context, pointing out the Pope's position is entirely relevant and   
   topical.   
      
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