2005/04/05
In a nutshell
This puts it in a nutshell for me. It is an open letter from Tony Matthews in Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia:
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On the death of Pope John Paul II
While certain groups of people around the world mourn the passing of this Pope, let's not forget the pain, misery and death that this papacy and the Catholic Church in general have caused.
Although Pope John Paul has been described as a great man by some, his main purpose was to enforce the antiquated views held by the church, views which discriminate against women, gays and divorced couples, a policy on birth control that has led to millions of unwanted pregnancies and abortions around the world, and whose views on condom use is partially responsible for the increase spread of aids and deaths to millions of innocent Catholics. Let's not forget the attempted cover-up of the physical and sexual abuse suffered by children under his watch, only when this scandal was bursting at the seams did the Church act.
Pope John Paul may have been a great Catholic and I wish death on no one, but my tears will be shed for the future and current victims of a church whose policies have just made it to the 17th century when this Pope declared that Galileo was indeed right in that the Earth revolves around the Sun, and not the other way around.
Tony Matthews
Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia
In a nutshell
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On the death of Pope John Paul II
While certain groups of people around the world mourn the passing of this Pope, let's not forget the pain, misery and death that this papacy and the Catholic Church in general have caused.
Although Pope John Paul has been described as a great man by some, his main purpose was to enforce the antiquated views held by the church, views which discriminate against women, gays and divorced couples, a policy on birth control that has led to millions of unwanted pregnancies and abortions around the world, and whose views on condom use is partially responsible for the increase spread of aids and deaths to millions of innocent Catholics. Let's not forget the attempted cover-up of the physical and sexual abuse suffered by children under his watch, only when this scandal was bursting at the seams did the Church act.
Pope John Paul may have been a great Catholic and I wish death on no one, but my tears will be shed for the future and current victims of a church whose policies have just made it to the 17th century when this Pope declared that Galileo was indeed right in that the Earth revolves around the Sun, and not the other way around.
Tony Matthews
Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia
In a nutshell
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