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20 Sep 2010

UK: 20,000 protest over Pope Benedict XVI's views on homosexuality and the spread of HIV/ AIDS

Thousands of protesters ranging from humanists/atheists to gay rights campaigners, sexual health campaigners and women rights campaigners gathered in London on Saturday against Pope Benedict XVI's 4-day visit.

Pinknews.co.uk reports:

Thousands of protesters gathered in central London on Saturday with banners and blown-up condoms, angered at the Pope's response to the child abuse scandal, his homophobic comments about gay relationships and his claims that condoms spread rather than prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS.

Organisers believe that up to 20,000 activists took part in the demonstration in Hyde Park. Protesters included the author of 'The God Delusion', Richard Dawkins, and gay human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell. 

Protesters unfurled banners with statements including: "Pope's opposition to condoms kills people", "Keep the Pope out of women's' reproductive rights" and "F*CK the Pope … But wear a condom". Others simply called the Pope a "bigot" or a "homophobe", while others balloons made up of blown up condoms, while some protesters displayed their anger at the Pontiff's apparent role in covering up the child abuse scandal within the church.

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Reader's Comments

1. 2010-09-21 01:40  
Good for the protesters. The cruelty and hypocrisy of the Catholic Church is quite patent and this pope seems to be especially nasty.
2. 2010-09-21 04:36  
this church isn't as big as it claims, many former Catholics (like my self) just exit and go on to better things how ever our numbers are still included in the churches count, in Ireland theres away you can 'divorce' your self from the chiurch, personally I wouldn't bother as in the census here I am of the growing number of 'pagans' who are creating an alternative to the spiritually bankrupt mainstream religions, pope RATzinger by the way was a former hitler youth member unlike other German christians who had the stregnth of character and stood against the Nazis and thereby either lost their lives or were sent to concentration camps old ratty didn't have such noble convictions in support of his 'faith' in fact in a Time article I read where when he was manning anti aircraft guns he claimed he had an infested finger and didn't pull the trigger, sounds like Bill Clintons claim he "never had sexual relations with that woman" or never inhaled, and his party to covering up child sexual abuse with in the catholic institution was known while he was a lesser functionary funny how they made a man of such dubious character their pope
3. 2010-09-21 08:35  
I have a huge mental crush on Stephen Hawking... just finished his book, I would much rather have lunch with him than the Pope, he writes that we are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special. I think he is a great thinker and I find him incredibly sexy. The pope looks creepy. True Creepiness doesn't discrimnate if you are gay or straight. Stephen Hawking is incredibly sexy and nerdy smart guys are back in fashion. I also think Michael Cera is dreamy and find Clark Kent types totally smashing. Gay scientists should create a new mathmatical to explain the Universe and everything else.
4. 2010-09-21 10:58  
i always wonder y someone talk abt god and spread god's words so much need security guards?
5. 2010-09-22 06:28  
Do you let your child's alone with the Pope ????
6. 2010-09-22 15:55  
He' free to preach about the Bible. But I don't see why he should advise against health professionals' campaign to promote condoms.
7. 2010-09-22 22:19  
religion has so much to answer for
8. 2010-09-23 13:54  
he was "forced" to join the Nazis as much as he was f***ed up to be the pope. nothing holy had come out from his mouth.
why not share the vatican's wealth and half the world's children won't be hungry?
9. 2010-09-24 10:44  
The Vatican and the Pope are dinosaurs......when will they realise that these are not the dark ages anymore, and just GO AWAY.....
10. 2010-09-26 14:17  
They should crucify him and see if his God will save him ..
11. 2010-10-04 23:30  
For a head of an organization that abuses children, under their care isn't it a bit rich of him to preside over the 'morality' of consenting adults?

Like they say- sure you can point fingers.
Bt make sure yr own hands are clean to begin with. :-)

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