Maryam Namazie

Maryam Namazie is a political activist, campaigner and blogger

A few words on the new pope

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Talking about similarities, there are clearly many between those who take on leadership positions in the church as in Islam.

It seems the more your hands are soaked in blood, the more likely you are to get a leading position.

It’s definitely like that in the Islamic regime of Iran. As it is in the Church.

By now, you have all seen allegations against this latest pope dating back to the Argentinian dictatorship era, when the Catholic church colluded with the generals to quell the “Marxist threat”.

Here’s one report on this:

The Argentinian newspaper Pagina 12 republished old documents on Sunday that suggest Jorge Bergoglio, as the pope was known until last week, was in contact with the military authorities about the insubordination of two of his priests and rumours that they had contact with leftwing guerrilla groups.

Father Orlando Yorio and Father Francisco Jalics were tortured and kept in a concentration camp for nearly six months in 1976, after they refused Bergoglio’s order to leave the slum where they were working. In that era, any priest who focused on the poor districts was under suspicion of collaborating with Marxist groups.

A foreign ministry memo from 1979 seems to suggest Bergoglio had passed on suspicions to the authorities, and connived behind the backs of the priests.

The typed note contains bullet points that explain why Jalics was denied a passport renewal application. He had fled to Germany following his release, and asked Bergoglio’s help to get a travel document.

It says Jalics had failed to obey the orders of his religious order (the Jesuits, then headed by Bergoglio), that he was suspected of contact with guerrillas and that he and Yorio had asked to leave the order after the head of the Jesuits ordered them to disband the missions in the slum.

A potentially damning note at the end of this document says: “This information was provided to Mr Orgoyen by Father Bergoglio, who signed the note with a special recommendation not to accept his request [for a passport].” It appears to prove that Bergoglio said one thing and did the opposite when it came to the request for help with the passport application, and felt put out by indiscipline in his religious order. (The Jesuits were founded by a general and operate on military lines in the fight for the church. For them, discipline is a priority.)

Of course I wouldn’t have expected anything less…

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2 responses to “A few words on the new pope”

  1. Contessa de Metoncula Avatar
    Contessa de Metoncula

    When the body was created, all the organs of the body had a meeting, trying to decide who should be in charge.

    “I should be in charge,” said the brain , “because I run all the body’s systems, so without me nothing would happen”.

    “I should be in charge,” said the blood, “because I circulate oxygen all over, so without me you’d all waste away.”

    “I should be in charge,” said the stomach,” because I process food and provide all of your energy.”

    “I should be in charge,” said the legs, “because I carry the body wherever it needs to go.”

    “I should be in charge,” said the eyes, “because I allow the body to see where it goes.”

    Finallly, after all the body parts had their say,

    the rectum said:

    “I should be in charge,” because I’m responsible for all the waste removal in the body.”

    All the other body parts laughed at the idea that a rectum could be in charge, so in a huff, he shut down tight and simply refused to function!

    Within a few days, the brain had a terrible headache, the stomach was bloated, the legs got wobbly, the eyes got watery, and the blood became toxic.

    After deliberating with the brain, all the body parts decided that the rectum should be the boss.

    The Moral of the story?

    One does not have to be a brain to be in charge,

    The asshole usually gets the job !!

    Just look around you.

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  2. logicthoughts Avatar
    logicthoughts

    OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: OCD

    Obsessive-compulsive neurosis; OCD

    Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), or behaviors that make them feel driven to do something (compulsions).

    Often the person carries out the behaviors to get rid of the obsessive thoughts, but this only provides temporary relief. Not performing the obsessive rituals can cause great anxiety.

    CAUSES, INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS:

    Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is more common than was once thought. Most people who develop it show symptoms by age 30+…

    There are several theories about the cause of OCD, but none have been confirmed. Some reports have linked OCD to head injury and infections. Several studies have shown that there are brain abnormalities in patients with OCD, but more research is needed.

    About 20% of people with OCD have tics, which suggests the condition may be related to Tourette syndrome.

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