Must be a JOKE!

Pope Benedict says Catholics must 'do penance'

Pope Benedict XVI has called on Roman Catholics to "do penance" for their sins, an apparent reference to the recent child sexual abuse scandal.

Talk about 'lets not deal with this'! Not satisfied with taking from the poor and making themselves the rich, they have the affront to play with the feelings of others.

Religion was fine in the dark and middle ages when the majority of the populace were uneducated but in all the time since 'Creation' happened, the only consistent thing that religions - and that covers ALL RELIGIONS - can boast is that they have been responsible for more wars, more suffering and more corruption than the rest of humanity put together.

I hate to see the 'poor' clergy in their gold and silk robes, mumbo jumboing about the place holding forth on subjects that they know nothing about. They try and impose their beliefs on others by lying, cheating and double dealing, trying to save their miserable skins and their power.

My experience of Christianity is that the more 'Christian' people are the bigger their 'Unchristian' actions' tend to be.

Leave me ALONE to be a humanist and lead my life in the knowledge that I did right by others and expected the same in return.

Don't accuse me of blasphemy until you can PROVE that your God exists OK?

And while you are about it, stop trying to convert others to your way of thinking. Let them make up their own minds.........................