We have a new pope.
I doubt banning religion would be very constructive. It is a human's right to believe whatever they want; attempting to suppress this might be taken to be a bit oppressive by some.Religions should be banned.
@Pommie and Picbits,
Tell me, when you see a young, expectant mother full of glee, do you stop and tell her of all the problems giving birth can entail? Do you rain on her parade?
There are 1.2 billion Catholics in the world. That is a sizable minority. They have chosen a new leader. Why rain on their parade?
Why is it so important to you that we learn you are an atheist and have disdain for their religion?
John
They also are responsible for a lot of suffering. Child sexual abuse aside, they are responsible, in a large part, for the lack of use of contraceptives in these impoverished nations, or the horrendous views towards certain groups.I dont agree with everything in the Catholic Church, but they do a lot for the impoverished of the world and that say's a lot i think. If they are willing to put out for others then it's very hard do knock them.
“a number of experts on the Vatican say that the new pope will not support proselytism in traditionally Orthodox coutries but will turn his primary attention to the growth of the Catholic church in the developing countries of Latin America, Africa, and Asia.”
They also are responsible for a lot of suffering. Child sexual abuse aside, they are responsible, in a large part, for the lack of use of contraceptives in these impoverished nations, or the horrendous views towards certain groups.
Unprotected sexual contact is the leading transmission medium for HIV/AIDS - the church states that contraception is a grievous sin. Abstinence is not a realistic solution.
Religious persons spread the word to the most susceptible people on the planet. They are recruiting suffering to bolster their image of being supportive of the suffering.
Country <PovertyLine Religion prevalence
Haiti 77% Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16%
Equ. Guinea 77% nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic
zimbabwe 72% christian 25, christian mix 50%, Islam <1%
Congo 71% Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Muslim 10%
Swaziland 69% Roman Catholic 20%, Islam 10%
Eritrea 69% Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant???
Madagascar 69% Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
Burundi 67% Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%)
Swaziland 26.1% infected, Roman Catholic 20%, Islam 10%
Botswana 23.9% infected, christian 72%
Lesotho 23.2% infected, christian 80%
Sth Africa 17.8% infected, christian 68%, Islam 2%
Namibia 15.3% infected, christian 80-90%
Zimbabwe 15.3% infected, christian 25, christian mix 50%, Islam <1%
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