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The Eponymous Flower: Graz Professor Demands Death Penalty for Pope

The Eponymous Flower: Graz Professor Demands Death Penalty for Pope: Graz (kath.net) Richard Parncutt, professor of Systematic Musicology at the University of Graz, recently called for the death of Pope Bene...

What an intolerant bigot! A hate crime, surely?

Authored by Chris Hall

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  1. james Higham1 January 2013 at 16:56

    Yes but they're allowed hate crimes - it's only us who can't.

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  2. Chris Hall1 January 2013 at 18:01

    It truly does seem that way James. Imagine the furore if the boot was on the other foot, we'd never hear the last of it.

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  3. Wesley Mcgranor20 January 2013 at 03:07

    You can rationalize nonsense hate crime legislation; all you want. It would have more merit; if you picked another law; particularly one that did not embrace all of your postmodern absurdity.

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  4. Chris Hall27 January 2013 at 08:47

    This Parncutt sounds an odd one Steve, seems he wants a lot of people topped.

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  5. Tancred29 January 2013 at 07:28

    At least this time, the administration is doing something about him.

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  6. Chris Hall29 January 2013 at 09:13

    They've forced him to apologise and have removed his offensive posts, but is there anything else they are doing?

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  7. Steve Hayes24 June 2013 at 20:19

    Sounds like the Queen of Hearts in in Alice's Wonderland -- first the sentence, then the verdict, and we'll think up an accusation later.

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