"In 1847, A British obstetrician, Dr. Simpson, used chloroform as an anesthetic in delivering a baby. A scandal followed, and the holy men of the Church of England prohibited the use of anesthetic in childbirth, citing Genesis 3:16: 'God said to woman Eve, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy pain in childbearing. In pain thou shalt bring forth children and thy desire shall be to thy husband and he shall rule over thee.'"

From Women Without Superstition, p. 530, Annie Laurie Gaylor (1997) NOTE: Many of the following examples are also excerpted from this wonderful book. It is available from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. You may visit them online at www.ffrf.org.



DOCTORS of the CATHOLIC CHURCH

Men elevated to this station since: 1298

Women finally recognized: 1970

Note: The three women who were admitted to this exalted group were all (supposedly) virgins, while that was not a requirement for the men. This is a prime example of the double standard the Church employs.


COUNCIL OF MACON

Year: 584
Place: Lyons, France
Attending: 43 Catholic bishops
23 men representing other bishops


Topic: "Are Women Human?"

Vote: Yes 32

No 31


"Reduce, but do not destroy. Cut slightly,
without exaggeration, because it is more pleasant for your husbands."

Mohammed's words to Muslim women, in response to questions about the Muslim law regarding female circumcision. Its goal is to suppress sexual desire and destroy sexual pleasure for women.

"Woman is a temple built over a sewer,
the gateway to the devil.
Woman, you are the devil's doorway.
You should always go in mourning and in rags."

Tertullian, founder of Western theology (22 CE)


The inappropriately named POPE INNOCENT VIII Issued the (ahem) BULL called:
SUMMIS DESIDERANTES
on December 5, 1484.

It was added to
MALLEUS MALEFICARUM in 1486.

The sole purpose of these documents was to provide approval for the torture and murder of those suspected of witchcraft.


"One hundred women are not worth
a single testicle."

From the Confucian Marriage Manual
Confucius (551-479 BCE)


"The female sex is in some respects inferior to the male sex, both as regards body and soul." (The Catholic Encyclopedia)


"The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of
women's emancipation."

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902), U.S. campaigner for women's rights who helped organize the first women's rights convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. For this, she wrote a Declaration of Sentiments calling for reform of discriminatory practices that perpetuated sexual inequality.


AN UNVARNISHED LOOK AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Adolph Hitler -- baptized Catholic, altar boy, aspirant to the priesthood


Hitler wrote in Mein Kampf, "I am convinced that I am acting as the agent of our Creator. By fighting off the Jews, I am doing the Lord's work." (Mein Kampf, incidentally, was not placed on the church's Index.

Years later, he said to General Gerhard Engel: "I am now as before a Catholic and will always remain so."

In response to the German army's June 1941 attack on the Soviet Union, Pius XII described it as "high-minded gallantry in defense of the foundations of Christian culture."

Upon hearing of Hitler's "providential" escape from assassination on November 8, 1939, Pius XII sent the Fuhrer his "special congratulations."

The list goes on. But most heinous of all is that the un-pious Pius XII actually provided escaping Nazi war criminals with the help they needed to reach the safety and anonymity of that bastion of Catholicism: South America.

Suggested Reading:

Adolph Hitler by John Toland
Hitler's Pope: The Secret Life of Pius XII by John Cornwell
How the Pope of Peace Traded in Blood by Joseph McCabe
The Vatican Holocaust by Avro Manhattan
How the Pope of Peace Traded in Blood , The Pious Traitors of Belgium and France, The Pope and the Italian Jackal and The Pope Helps Hitler to World-Power -- all by E. Haldemann-Julius


MOTHER TERESA: THE MERCILESS HAG

Missionaries of Charity have vast wealth. In one checking account alone, the balance was $50 million dollars! Yet here is what the hypocrite, Teresa, had to say:

"I think it is very beautiful for the poor to accept their lot, to share it with the passion of Christ. I think the world is being much helped by the suffering of the poor people."

"You are suffering like Christ on the cross. So Jesus must be kissing you."

Victims of her treacherous "care" received minimal medical treatment. Their "spiritual" needs were uppermost.

(ALL THIS FROM A WOMAN WHO CHECKED INTO THE WORLD'S FINEST HOSPITALS WHEN SHE WAS ILL!)

Hell's Angel (BBC, 1994)
The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory & Practice by Christopher Hitchens


FISHERMEN OF MEN'S MONEY

FISH became the allowable source of dietary protein over 1,000 years ago in the Catholic Church. WHY? Because the men in the pope's family were all fishermen who were not doing well financially. If Catholics had to eat fish -- even once a week-- business would pick up!

To think that at one time you worried about going to HELL for nibbling a bit of meatloaf on a Friday!

Don't you know that EVERYTHING in the Church is tied to your wallet?


POPE JOAN

How many of you have heard the history of POPE JOAN (a/k/a Pope John VIII) of the mid-Ninth Century? This smart, ambitious woman passed herself off as a man in order to obtain an education -- which the Church, naturally, reserved for those blessed with penises.

Joan moved up the ecclesiastical ladder to succeed Leo IV to the highest throne in Christendom. After two years a pope, she became pregnant, was unfortunate enough to go into labor on the street and delivered a male child. Vatican thugs tied her feet to the hooves of her horse and she was dragged to her death.

Did you know that the papal throne has a hole in the seat so that all popes from that time forward could be physically examined to ensure they really are men? "When the popes are first enthroned on the seat of Peter...their genitals are felt by the most junior deacon present."** This chair with the hole in the seat still exists.

**Bartolomeo Plalinie, prefect of the Vatican Library, 1471


RELICS (Actual window display has samples)

Some of the Church's lucky charms -- wear one of these instead of a rabbit's foot -- ward off hellfire and insure a cloud is reserved in your name just inside the pearly gates!

Did you know that some of these contain relics of the saints they honor -- and, did you further know that most of these "relics" are actually bones of pigs and goats--and even chickens?

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS OF FEDERAL PRISONERS

Catholic 38,429 prinoners or 30.61%
Atheist 114 prisoners or 0.091%

Source: U. S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons Census (4/11/2000)


WHERE YOUR CHURCH DONATIONS GO..

Missionary Work 8%
Charity 3%
Maintenance 3%
Living Expenses 11%
Sexual Assault Claims 75%