Catholic Priest Claims Children On The Spectrum Are Animals

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13 Jun 2019, 8:20 pm

Even before the time of the dinosaurs, the earth had been ruled by mammalian reptiles. Have to wonder if the mighty platypus is the last of these vanished animals.


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13 Jun 2019, 8:22 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:
Even before the time of the dinosaurs, the earth had been ruled by mammalian reptiles...
Evidence, please?

Just askin'.


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13 Jun 2019, 8:32 pm

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Kraichgauer wrote:
Even before the time of the dinosaurs, the earth had been ruled by mammalian reptiles...
Evidence, please?

Just askin'.


I saw the documentaries a few years ago about how thy were destroyed in the mass extinction prior to the rise of the dinosaurs, so it still should be easy to find info on them. These creatures included animals once wrongly counted as dinosaurs, such as that very early fin back, four legged thing. I'm afraid I can't remember the collective name their different species belonged to.


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14 Jun 2019, 9:13 am

Kraichgauer wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Even before the time of the dinosaurs, the earth had been ruled by mammalian reptiles...
Evidence, please? Just askin'.
I saw the documentaries a few years ago about how thy were destroyed in the mass extinction prior to the rise of the dinosaurs, so it still should be easy to find info on them. These creatures included animals once wrongly counted as dinosaurs, such as that very early fin back, four legged thing. I'm afraid I can't remember the collective name their different species belonged to.
Ahh ... Here is the evidence!

... "Before the dinosaurs, for a time spanning 298 to 252 million years ago, landscapes across the planet were dominated by our distant predecessors and relatives. These were the synapsids -- animals previously called "mammal-like reptiles" until paleontologists realized that this common term was all wrong." ...

Sorry for the derail! Back to the topic...


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21 Jun 2019, 9:51 pm

No wonder so many people have left the Roman Catholic church.


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25 Jun 2019, 3:44 am

Priest blaming autism on parents has retreat cancelled by Canadian dioceses

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A Catholic diocese in Canada has cancelled a retreat to be given there next month by Indian priest Fr Dominic Valanmanal who has been preaching that an increased incidence of autism and hyperactivity in children is due to their parents’ lifestyle.

Earlier this month Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin said an invitation to the priest to lead a retreat in Ireland should be withdrawn.

Last week the Catholic diocese of Calgary in Canada cancelled a retreat to be given there by the priest on July 23rd and 24th next.

A petition by members of the Syro-Malabar community in Ireland calling on Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan to have Fr Valanmahal banned from entering the State has been signed by 2,737 people to date. It is aiming for 5,000.


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25 Jun 2019, 3:57 am

The priest in question is from India not Canada and is probably not thinking for himself....typical convert mentality



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25 Jun 2019, 9:13 am

Everyone, children and adults, neurotypical and autistic, is an "animal"

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The statement is correct

The implication is not everyone is a. Animal

The implication is wrong



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25 Jun 2019, 9:17 am

shortfatbalduglyman wrote:
Everyone, children and adults, neurotypical and autistic, is an "animal"

:roll:


The statement is correct

The implication is not everyone is a. Animal

The implication is wrong


It's not so much the literal sense of the word as it is the fact that this guy is basically saying that autistic kids are worthless and deserve to be hated and mistreated by the church.


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25 Jun 2019, 9:24 am

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Even though I myself am Catholic, this priest just needs a reality check. Prejudice is just contradicting the teachings of God and IMO, God would be face-palming and calling this priest a sinner! :evil:

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2019/06/catholic-priest-autistic-children-are-animals-caused-by-porn-masturbation-adultery/#disqus_thread



I don't want to offend your beliefs but I disagree with that whole statement. Prejudice attitudes have been a staple of Christianity since the days when they used to burn heretics at the stake. The Bible has been used to justify everything from genocide to slavery to homophobia to sexism.

It's pretty much the reason why so many people including myself have turned away from Christianity nowadays. There are many bigots to be found in this religion just like that Aspie-hating priest.


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25 Jun 2019, 9:29 am

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Even though I myself am Catholic, this priest just needs a reality check. Prejudice is just contradicting the teachings of God and IMO, God would be face-palming and calling this priest a sinner! ...
I don't want to offend your beliefs but I disagree with that whole statement...
Why? Even if you consider the story of the Children of Israel slaughtering the Canaanites with extreme prejudice on God's order, there are still the teachings of Jesus to consider.


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25 Jun 2019, 9:48 am

I think the real problem is babies re-defining what it means to be a bigot. I used to mean that you hated someone for something they have no control over, now it has extended to you just not agreeing with someone's choice. Under that wide umbrella we are all bigots.

As for the topic, I understand the issue. While we are all animals, he said it in a way as to suggest that autistic people are less civilized than non-autistics which is far from the truth.



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25 Jun 2019, 9:53 am

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I think the real problem is babies re-defining what it means to be a bigot. I used to mean that you hated someone for something they have no control over, now it has extended to you just not agreeing with someone's choice. Under that wide umbrella we are all bigots.

Crimadella, in case you have not already figured it out I no longer respond to your attempts to start s**t with me. Go troll somebody else.


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25 Jun 2019, 9:58 am

I was just commenting on your absurd negative generalization of christians. You don't have to respond, you didn't have to respond, pointing out you bigoted remarks as extremely flawed is not "Trolling", haven't you already had a topic locked for doing the same thing?



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25 Jun 2019, 10:00 am

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I was just commenting on your absurd negative generalization of christians. You don't have to respond, you didn't have to respond, pointing out you bigoted remarks as extremely flawed is not "Trolling", haven't you already had a topic locked for doing the same thing?
It was ME who requested that it get locked.


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25 Jun 2019, 10:01 am

Either way, I do believe making hateful generalizations about specific groups is against the rules.