The Pope

One of my favorite late night hosts is the one that I can't watch, Bill Maher. Bill Maher host a show every Friday night on HBO called Real Time. Maher is a known Atheist and a frequent critic of all religion. And this week two big events in religion occur, a polygamist compound raid, and the Pope's first visit to America. Of course Maher had to comment on that:

"I'd like to tip off law enforcement to an even larger child-abusing religious cult. Its leader also has a compound, and this guy not only operates outside the bounds of the law, but he used to be a Nazi and he wears funny hats. That's right, the Pope is coming to America this week and, ladies, he's single."

And now Bill O'Reilly and members of the Catholic League are mad a Maher now for calling the Pope a Nazi and the rest of his comment. Well lets dissect it.
Child Abusing- Priests have molested alter-boys
Compound-The Pope does live in his own country
Operates outside the bounds of Law-The Priest really didn't get in to much trouble for molesting alter boys, and the Church gets away with a lot more then a major company would.
He's a Nazi- Pope Benedict was a member of the Hitler Youth, he was not an actual Nazi, and you can argue that he was only doing it because he was a child. But at one time he did wear a swastika.
Funny Hats- Come on.
So all Maher did was take fact, and put it into a humerous sentance.

Okay, now lets take a look at the Pope.

Now lets look at Emperor Palpatine, one of the most evil characters in cinema.


All the Pope needs is a cool laser sword. Maybe he can use his Hitler Youth Knife.
Oh crap, did he just compare the Pope to Emperor Palpatine? Only by looks, for right now.
My take on the Pope. I have nothing against Benedict, unless he doesn't take a photo with my Potato. I feel the very fact of having a Pope goes against what Christ was trying to say. He had a problem with the Jewish leaders because they were using God as basically a way to show off themselves. He knew that no one man could speak for the word of God. Christ did not wear robes or a stupid hat. Christ rode on a donkey, not a "Christ-Mobile." Christ did not have his own country.
Christ said, "Go and make disciples that make disciples." The Great Commission. How did that turn into, Go and make a city of beauty and statues. Build a leadership-system of Cardinals and Bishops and Priests that run the religion, oh and if one of them touches the alter-boy keep it hush. Make up a list of sins that are not in the Bible. Make religion and God into a chore instead of a joy.
Maybe Bill Maher is right.