Zelenius
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I'm tired of all the unjustified deference and excessive praise heaped upon New York's biggest religious bigot, I mean, newly appointed Cardinal, Timothy Dolan, in the New York City media. This has been bothering me for a while, but then the front page of today's NY Daily News expressed "outrage" that the Empire State Building did not glow red to honor Dolan's recent promotion to Cardinal(the "Freedom Tower" at the World Trade Center however did "honor" him). The local TV news continues to act like Dolan's elevation to Cardinal is a super important news story for all New Yorkers.
The same exact thing happened when the Empire State Building's owner(who I believe is non-Catholic) refused to honor the religious fanatic Mother Teresa on her 100th birthday - the NY Daily News even gave a "Knucklehead" Award to the buildings owner a few years back and Bill Donohue threw his usual hissy fit. Earth to the Catholic Church - You don't own the Empire State Building!
If the NY Daily News(I don't buy the paper) was owned by a Catholic, it would be easier to understand this "outrage". Yet, it is owned by a Jewish real estate tycoon, so what gives? I suppose it's because there's a large Catholic population in the NY Metropolitan area. But then again, so many Catholics strongly disagree with Dolan on a number of important issues, so again, what gives?
The article even quotes Bill Donohue, the Head of the right-wing Catholic League:
What presumptuousness! How does he know this? This isn't surprising, coming from a lunatic like Bill Donohue.
It also quotes the head of the Port Authority, which did honor Dolan:
Well I am a New Yorker, and he sure hasn't captured my heart, or the heart of anyone I know. This idea that somehow all New Yorkers "love" Dolan or should at least respect him or see him as a "representative" of New York is dangerous nonsense. He doesn't even represent the interests of most Catholics. New York City is one of the most socially liberal cities in the U.S, and the Catholic Church is strongly opposed to all of this.
Dolan is a bigot of the worst kind. He opposes gay equality, he opposes birth control, and he opposes a woman's right to choose. He is a representative of a pedophilia-enabling organization. Dolan has accomplished absolutely nothing deserving of such praise from Catholics and non-Catholics, unless crusading against women's reproductive health and gay rights is considered a respectable pursuit these days.
Sexist, anti-gay bigot Dolan continues to fight a war that was lost decades ago. Most American Catholic women use birth control, and some even have abortions.
What can secularists and non-Catholics due to counter the unjustified deference Dolan continues to get? He gets way too much free publicity, and it is usually good publicity. I wish the media would ignore him or at least be more critical and honest about him and the Catholic Church's declining influence. I don't think we should ever overlook a person's bigotry or stupidity just because they are a religious figure with a supposedly good sense of humor.
We should hear more voices congratulating Anthony Malkin(the Empire State Buildings owner) for standing his ground, for not giving in to religious bullies.
The same exact thing happened when the Empire State Building's owner(who I believe is non-Catholic) refused to honor the religious fanatic Mother Teresa on her 100th birthday - the NY Daily News even gave a "Knucklehead" Award to the buildings owner a few years back and Bill Donohue threw his usual hissy fit. Earth to the Catholic Church - You don't own the Empire State Building!
If the NY Daily News(I don't buy the paper) was owned by a Catholic, it would be easier to understand this "outrage". Yet, it is owned by a Jewish real estate tycoon, so what gives? I suppose it's because there's a large Catholic population in the NY Metropolitan area. But then again, so many Catholics strongly disagree with Dolan on a number of important issues, so again, what gives?
The article even quotes Bill Donohue, the Head of the right-wing Catholic League:
What presumptuousness! How does he know this? This isn't surprising, coming from a lunatic like Bill Donohue.
It also quotes the head of the Port Authority, which did honor Dolan:
Well I am a New Yorker, and he sure hasn't captured my heart, or the heart of anyone I know. This idea that somehow all New Yorkers "love" Dolan or should at least respect him or see him as a "representative" of New York is dangerous nonsense. He doesn't even represent the interests of most Catholics. New York City is one of the most socially liberal cities in the U.S, and the Catholic Church is strongly opposed to all of this.
Dolan is a bigot of the worst kind. He opposes gay equality, he opposes birth control, and he opposes a woman's right to choose. He is a representative of a pedophilia-enabling organization. Dolan has accomplished absolutely nothing deserving of such praise from Catholics and non-Catholics, unless crusading against women's reproductive health and gay rights is considered a respectable pursuit these days.
Sexist, anti-gay bigot Dolan continues to fight a war that was lost decades ago. Most American Catholic women use birth control, and some even have abortions.
What can secularists and non-Catholics due to counter the unjustified deference Dolan continues to get? He gets way too much free publicity, and it is usually good publicity. I wish the media would ignore him or at least be more critical and honest about him and the Catholic Church's declining influence. I don't think we should ever overlook a person's bigotry or stupidity just because they are a religious figure with a supposedly good sense of humor.
We should hear more voices congratulating Anthony Malkin(the Empire State Buildings owner) for standing his ground, for not giving in to religious bullies.
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