Originally posted by 667joe
I predicted your answer. I suppose Catholic priests don't molest alter boys either.
I do acknowledge that Catholic priests have molested altar boys. I do not deny the scandal of clerical sex abuse. I do not see how this bears on the current discussion, however. You have made several claims, that the Catholic Church opposed the dissection of cadavers, the use of vaccination and lightning rods and even engaged in witch-hunts. I do not deny that Catholics have sinned terribly; I just ask that you give evidence of these
specific claims.
I think there is a basic hypocrisy in your behaviour. You frequently insist on the need for probative evidence to support any positive assertions -- that is, for example, theists have the burden of proof to show that God exists, that certain historical claims are factual and so on. Yet, when you make historical claims, you completely discard those evidential standards. All I am asking is that you cite some authorities to give credence to your claims. Why is that so hard?
The fact is that even the atheists on this site are not sympathetic to your inanities. You act as if the ambassador of reason and science but all you do is make wild, hysterical allegations against religions without any facts, any use of evidence, or anything that could be called scientific.