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How long did it take the catholic church to apologize for their duplicity regarding the slaughter of millions of Jews during WWII?

The pope sent the American bishops back home, saying the penalties for child-molesting priests was too tough.

I forget, did the catholic church (or any vicar of christ) ever apologize for torching, butchering (literally), and otherwised maiming, all those Protestants and Jews during the Inquisition?

I ask all these rhetorical questions to underline my point: who cares what the pope declares? The pope is about as meaningful to American political thought as British royalty.

Being the pope means never having to admit culpability.

[Conservative til I die]

I forget, did the catholic church (or any vicar of christ) ever apologize for torching, butchering (literally), and otherwised maiming, all those Protestants and Jews during the Inquisition?

I dunno, did the Protestants ever apologize for desecrating Catholic Churches, altars, and other symbols and for killing Catholics after the Reformation? Or for buring "witches?" Or for being the people behind the Ku Klux Klan, and hanging "coloreds", Catholics, and Union loyalists?

Tell us, Cousin Jethro.