(Richard Dawkins from Young Australian Skeptics on Vimeo.)

It should be clear to anyone who watches the footage that Dawkins was referring to the ongoing canonisation of Pope Pius XII, who signed a concordant with the Nazis in 1933. In the historic document the Pontiff stipulated various protections for the Catholic Church, but conspicuously no restrictions where placed on the Nazis to curb their evil, megalomaniacal plans. A force for good in the world? I don’t think so.

Furthermore, it is a well known fact that Pope Benedict XVI (Ratzinger) was a member of the Hitler Youth after he turned 14 – as many were at that time. However, being a member of  an organisation does not automatically mean adopting their stated beliefs or mission (although it should). For example, not many Boy Scouts would adopt the insane Christian theology of Lord Baden-Powell, whose organisation has publicly declared atheist, agnostics, and homosexuals are not welcome within their ranks. Now where would they get ideas like that? Interestingly, early Boy Scout badges featured the swastika – perhaps the two organisations are not that far apart after all?

Anyway, to my mind what makes Pope Ratzinger a Nazi is not that he necessarily holds to the dogmas of eugenics, a pure Aryan race, and the extermination of the religious group responsible for Christ’s death – although for over 300 years the Catholic Church restricted the Jewish people to special quarters within the Vatican walls, commonly called the ghettos. One wonders if this attitude had any impact on Hitlers attitude towards the Jewish people.

No, it’s that the Pope assumes himself to be the most perfect incarnation of Christ on Earth. His words are considered inerrant and eternal (thanks to the First Vatican Council’s declaration of ex cathedra in 1870), and that any dissent will result in excommunication and expulsion from the power hungry, obscenely rich, and outlandishly superstitious death cult.

When Catholics suspend their rational minds and blindly adhere to the Pope’s words because a few men in dresses took a vote and made him perfect, what naturally follows is a totalitarian dictatorship. The Catholic Church is lead by a egotistical, self important, maximally deranged man who instructs billions on what to think and how to act.

That is what makes the Pope a Nazi.

References

• http://www.youngausskeptics.com/2010/03/nazis-earthworms-and-dodgy-journalism/
• http://www.atheistconvention.org.au/
• http://vimeo.com/10226561
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichskonkordat
• http://www.intelligencesquared.com/iq2-video/2009/catholic-church
• http://www.bsa-discrimination.org/html/god-top.html
• http://elearning.scgs.qld.edu.au/learningfederation/drs/R2944/description.htm
• http://www.romanhomes.com/your_roman_vacation/quarters/jewish-quarter.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_infallibility

Andrew and Nigel joined Father Bob Maguire for a chat in Melbourne on the eve of The Rise of Atheism convention. If you know Father Bob you should know what to expect here. If you don’t know who he is, then sit back, listen and enjoy the ride.

Podcast is 29mb in size.

References

• Father Bobs website
• Father Bob on Wikipedia
• The Rise of Atheism
• Thanks to MacTalk for the use of their studio

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Time for another Godless Business podcast!  This week we were joined by two new panel members: Tammy (a real live woman, so we are told), and a mouse. We recorded this episode from The Nerd Bunker – a secret location full of uber-geeky equipment that is normally inhabited exclusively by men with beards and pocket protectors.

An the menu tonight we have listener email and talked the usual rubbish.  If you have any complaints, or wish to praise us on out fine work, please send an email to podcast@godless.biz.

Bon Appetit!

References

• George Carlin – Religion is bullshit
• Thanks for the Earthquake Jesus
• National Secular Society’s Make The Pope Pay Petition
• Geert Wilders
• Stephen Fry and Chris Hitchens in The Catholic Church Is A Force For Good In The World debate
• Australia’s Catholic Flocks Look Abroad for Shepherds
• Holyland, the Bible World in Orlando
• Christopher Hitchens and the new 10 Commandments
• DPRJones and A Brief History of the King James Bible
• Codex Sinaiticus
• Wedding for Goat Accused Rapists in Mozambique
• Rise of Atheism, the Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne, Australia

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Photo of the comet Hale-Bopp above a tree. This picture was taken in the vicinity of Pazin in Istria/Croatia during a short easter holiday. The tree was illuminated using a small flashlight. To the lower right of the comet the Andromeda Galaxy M31 is also faintly visible. By Philipp Salzgeber. Philipp Salzgeber released the pictures under CC-BY-SA-2.0-AT, see bottom of http://salzgeber.at/astro/.

Some more leftover bits from episode 1.2.

Talk about life coming from comets, science trying to create new life, and Americans wanting to move in and “fix” Darwin…

A new show being recorded this weekend, to be released early in the week as usual. Then Andrew and Nige are off to Melbourne for The Rise of Atheism convention. We should also be recording an interview with another special guest while we are up there too. Super-happy fun-time!

References

• Professor’s alien life ’seed’ theory claimed
• Amino acids found in comet
• Miller/Urey experiment
• US evangelists to save NT’s ‘filthy’ soul

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On Tuesday, along with two others, the Queen of Jesus Christ (real name Antoinette) was convicted of starving her 16 month old boy to death.  Why?  Because he would not say “amen” during mealtimes.  The insolence of kids today!

Poor Javon spent a week without food or water before his heart gave up and stopped.  The Queen of Jebus responded by commanding her followers to pray for the boys resurrection while she talked to him, danced his with his lifeless body, and tried to give him drinks – bit that for that my dear.

After a few weeks of this and obviously not getting anywhere, the boy’s body would have turned black and started to smell- so they stuffed him into a suitcase and moved in houses – stashing the suitcase and its gruesome contents behind the shed.

At the time of Javon’s death the house also contained three other children (who made damn sure they said “amen” after every mouthful) and a family friend.  She obviously Queen Jebus does not think much of her friends since she committed to a mental asylum after she spoke to outsiders about the toddlers death.  I dunno, maybe it was the “God weed”  that made her talk crazy like that (this manics pet name for marijuana, which she encouraged everyone in the cult to smoke regularly).

This monumental idiot is so delusional she thinks the only defence required in a court of law is a hand written application for the non-profit status of “1 Mind Ministries” (here dumb ass cult).  I think they over estimated the number of minds involved.  It also happened to be the document that describe her as:

“…as a chosen daughter of the most high God and a queen of Jesus Christ.”

Whatever, you fucking whack job.  Bailiff!  Lock her up!

According to cult members, Quee… no, Antoinette ran a very strict household.  Members where only allowed to wear white, blue, and khaki (hey – don’t ask me), they were only allowed to leave the house in pairs (echos the oppression of Muslim women), and were told to destroy all identification and cut contact with relatives and friends (lest they talk you out of this bat shit crazy insanity).

Antoinette still believes prayer will raise the decomposed and suitcase encased corpse that once was her baby boy back to life.  She says she

“…I don’t care if it makes me sound crazy.”

Oh believe me, it does!

Of course there is absolutely zero evidence that the boy will be resurrected, especially now at least a year after the fact.  There is no evidence god speaks to Antoinette through marijuana.  There is no reason to think wearing only white, blue, and khaki will make god happy.  There is no evidence for anything in this massively shitty personal catastrophe.

So what’s the harm in believing things for which there is no evidence?  It allows all manner of things and prevent none.  Just ask Javon.

References

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35676266/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/