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RICHARD DAWKINS, the atheist campaigner, is planning a legal ambush to have the Pope arrested during his state visit to Britain “for crimes against humanity”.
Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, the atheist author, have asked human rights lawyers to produce a case for charging Pope Benedict XVI over his alleged cover-up of sexual abuse in the Catholic church.
The pair believe they can exploit the same legal principle used to arrest Augusto Pinochet, the late Chilean dictator, when he visited Britain in 1998.
Found by Misanthropic Scott on Cage Match.
one problem with this article: he never said it.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/04/you_cant_trust_a_murdoch_paper.php
#31. I guess someone here should thank you. Any volunteers?
# 5 spsffan:
“[…] While our local evil doer, Roger Mahony is required to retire at 70, the Pope is stuck in the job for life. […]”
Actually, the Pope can resign any time he likes. Of course, the last time this happened was 701 years ago…
#32 – sargasso,
#31. I guess someone here should thank you. Any volunteers?
Hell yes!!
#31 – chudez,
As the original poster of this on cagematch, thank you for correcting me. It is always more important to know the truth than to have credit for finding something cool.
Now, let’s move on to actually arresting the Dope for his part in a crime cover up.
chudez,
Please note that I have also acknowledged the updated information on cagematch.
Thanks again,
Scott
dawkins is a publicity hound moron, trying to drum up support for his own religion of atheism
#36 – jman,
Correction:
Dawkins is a publicity hound rational and intelligent evolutionary biologist trying to rid the world of worthless mythologies and bring us into an age of reason.
That said, he will probably fail because humans are not a rational species. Check the mirror for an irrational case in point.
ARREST THE POPE! He is NOT magical! There isn’t invisible people living in the sky giving him magical powers. He’s JUST A MAN with a funny hat and a big palace. Arrest him! ANY other person would go to jail for the stuff he’s covered up. Stop the superstition and magic. There aren’t demons, goddesses, unicorns or leprechauns.
While I have no objections to the idea of arresting the Pope, I would like to note that Dawkins loves to tweak people’s noses on purpose. He’s sort of like James Randi in that he likes to get a rise out of people and loves the attention. In other words, frequently, his motives aren’t entirely pure.
Anyone walking around claiming that an invisible being is talking to them should be put away in Bellevue.
#40 – qb,
Amen, so to speak. Note that you are clearly including W in that.
At least, confiscate his “pointy” hat and his KKK rope!
Dawkins should be careful or he will find himself hanging on a cross… which I must admit will be a funny death for an atheist.
McCullough #15 for the WIN!