Quelle surprise !!!!.....Pope's approval ratings take a beating

via Truthdig:



Pope on a Rope: Favorability Rating Falls in U.S. Poll
Posted on Apr 16, 2010


Pope Benedict XVI hasn’t exactly won the hearts and minds of Americans in recent weeks, according to the results of a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Friday, which showed the wear and tear of the ongoing clergy sex scandal on the pope’s public standing among Catholic and non-Catholics alike. —KA

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http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/pope_on_a_rope_pontiffs_favor_falls_in_us_poll_20100416/

They can worship their God without the church, I find that approval rating one that would make even pre- adolencent Jesus cry again

disgusting.

he is god's hand picked representative on this planet

is awkward. I work at a Catholic hospital and when admitting people I have to ask if they want the religious to visit them to pray/support. My preceptor told me to ask "Do you want a priest or a nun to visit you during your stay?" rather than "do you want a member of our spiritual care team to visit?" because she has found most people don't know what the second question means. In light of the scandal of pedophile priests, I feel kind of weird asking it. So now I am asking-- Do you want a religious person or clergy to visit?

The priest at our hospital is very nice, technically he is a priest but mostly had joined a religious order and lived in a religious community for most of his professional career. There are lots of nuns since the hospital was started by them. Plus some local priests come in to visit their parishoners as well as clergy of other religions. We don't ask anyone what their religion is anymore when doing the admission assessment.

When the time comes we are all on this merry go round of life
and everyone's ticket has a time stamp.

But after working with sexual abused youth who had become abusers
I don't think They wanted to really be on that merry go round ride that they were on

Misunderstang everthing you see


Straybeeries fields forever