LOLpology

by tigtog on July 20, 2008

in culture wars, ethics & philosophy, exploitation, media, photography, religion, social change

I may regret this. I am venting at a bullying hierarchy, not the body of believers. I don’t find religious beliefs persuasive, but see no need to insult believers in general. The Vatican hierarchy is another matter entirely – I find their failure to acknowledge their responsibility for dealing inadequately with serial clerical sexual abusers simply despicable. Pope Benedict’s tepid apology made via proxy in front of his underlings instead of directly to the people who have been harmed and their families and supporters is particularly heinous. The hypocrisy of the Murdoch press is the sour icing on this stale and toxic cake.

Below the cut is a slideshow frame. (Edited to add: if people would rather see it as series of images and scroll down the page, let me know) 27 images, not very friendly to dial-up. Mouse-over the frame to see slideshow controls – recommended to increase slide display time to at least 7 seconds for ease of reading captions (and use the pause to stop slideshow altogether if download time is too horrendous).


Similar Posts:

{ 1 trackback }

That bizarre event in Sydney « In a strange land
July 21, 2008 at 10:30 pm

{ 6 comments }

1
L July 21, 2008 at 5:16 am

That was really well done, and it would be enjoyable to peruse if it weren’t the depressing truth.

2
tigtog July 21, 2008 at 9:07 am

Thanks, L. Took me rather longer than I expected! But I’ve been wanting to play with picasa’s embed a slideshow feature for a while, and this matter provided the perfect opportunity.

3
tigtog July 21, 2008 at 10:19 am

Furrfu, now the Pope met with a handful of abuse victims this morning before leaving Sydney, but neither the Foster family or the Broken Rites group was notified of it, let alone invited.

The hierarchy couldn’t be more blatant about shutting out their own stakeholders, could they?

4
nasking July 21, 2008 at 10:44 am

Sad days, as usual, when it comes to these mind-conditioning institutions. Tricky dicks…:)

“The hypocrisy of the Murdoch press is the sour icing on this stale and toxic cake.”

You can say that again tigtog.

5
Anna July 21, 2008 at 9:53 pm

I can’t see the slideshow. Just a Picassa log-in.

6
tigtog July 21, 2008 at 10:09 pm

OK, the slideshow direct link is here: [slideshow]

Comments on this entry are closed. If you wish to re-open this discussion, please leave a comment on the latest Open Thread.

Previous post:

Next post:

  • Random Quote

    Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.
    Matt Groening
  • The Quintessential
    Hoyden About Town


    Emma Peel - Hoyden About Town

    Read more

    Affiliate Program

    How smart is your Theme?  How good is your support? Check out ThesisTheme for WordPress.