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Topic: George Pell's conviction for child abuse unanimously overturned. Namefag bans me for mentioning it.

Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U started this discussion 6 years ago #98,452

So, as many know, about a year back I was a fairly regular poster on Tinychan, as were most of us at one time or another. And while there, Namefag and Syntax would make endless posts and threads about "that Pedo" George Pell, and would ask why I wasn't condemning him.

My answer was always the same: let's allow the legal process to run its course before throwing the "pedo" label around, shall we? If he's guilty, he can face as much condemnation as you wish, but let's remember that most of us still live in an 'innocent until proven guilty' world, no matter how de rigueur is to attack the Catholic Church these days.

Well, yesterday Pell was freed, his conviction unanimously overturned by Australia's High Court:

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/06/australia/australia-cardinal-pell-high-court-hnk-intl/index.html


15 minutes ago I made a thread on Tinychan pointing this out. I also linked to the dozen or so threads on there where Namefag was calling me and every other Catholic a "pedo scum" for not condemning Pell (a year before he was even brought before the courts!).

You can guess what happened 5 minutes later. My thread was deleted, as - conveniently - were the posts by him on the other threads I had linked to, and I have been banned. You get that? For posting a fact and nothing more, I have been banned. He also sent me a charming personal message calling me a "retard" and laughing that he was banning me. No explanation of why he'd deleted my thread. Just..."you're a retard" and a 'LOL'.

I mention this just in case anyone is ever perplexed by why that forum has all-but died as a place to post normal stuff. Pages and pages of "LOL Catholics like George Pell are nonces!" - fine. Yet one thread posting actual information that he's been found innocent - immediately deleted and the person who posted it banned.

Well Namefag, I know you read this place religiously, and guess what - you can't delete this :)


Note to everybody: in these post-truth, "alternate facts" world of ours, try to remember that words matter, and a person is innocent until proven guilty no matter how socially acceptable it may have become to demonise their 'group'. It is not "nonce enabling" to ask that we wait until a person has had the chance of a full and fair trial before deciding they are "scum" who "should be f*cking killed".


Have a blessed day everyone!

(Edited 3 minutes later.)

Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 4 hours later[^] [v] #1,110,879

I found a good priest commenting that people should avoid that germ that's going around

you see, the Catholics have slowly come to terms with the utility and value of scientific approach to understanding the elements of the world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5yniyUVGPs

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 7 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,110,889

Ambivalent about the Catholic thing. Fully support dunking on Namefag. Or at least Tinychan. I'm unsure he's there anymore.

Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 54 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,110,918

@previous (C)

> Ambivalent about the Catholic thing. Fully support dunking on Namefag. Or at least Tinychan. I'm unsure he's there anymore.

He's there. He passes through every once in a while, changes people's posts with the 'mod edit' notice switched off (On had to tell him to stop doing that), calls absolutely anyone who disagrees with him a "nonce" and bans them, and just generally continues on his mission to turn a once-decent board into a tiny handful of guys calling each other pedophiles in every single thread.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 18 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,110,932

Ionize tg2pedomerrin

Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 5 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,110,938

@previous (D)

> Ionize people who post level-headed and factual information

No :)

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 2 days later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,111,794

Thank you for your service

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,111,813

> My answer was always the same: let's allow the legal process to run its course before throwing the "pedo" label around, shall we? If he's guilty, he can face as much condemnation as you wish, but let's remember that most of us still live in an 'innocent until proven guilty' world, no matter how de rigueur is to attack the Catholic Church these days.

Meh. Pell did have a trial. Two in fact. He was found guilty unanimously by a judge and jury. An appeals court upheld that verdict. You still defended him.

The Australian high court overturned that. Great. Good for him. I guess he goes free.

The thing is... You have been ever faithful to the cause of his innocence. Even after he was convicted. Even after that was upheld. That's noble and all. It just really sounds like you are working from foregone conclusion to the necessary premises rather than the other way around. I don't hear the tones of someone who sounds like they might admit that they were wrong.

You rushed to defend Pell at every opportunity. I'm sure plenty of people get pushed through the Australian justice system without so much as a mention. You certainly don't seem interested in criminal justice reform, for someone who was understandably appalled at how far an innocent man's case could go, as you should be. So pardon me for thinking you have self-serving motives in defending what is unfolding as an international ring for coddling pedophiles. It's a little weird, man.

I'm all for assuming people innocent, but you only seem to be for assuming Catholic priests innocent. Really, if you have such feelings about the innocent being accused, then why aren't you constantly posting about anything else? Why aren't you fighting for the rights of the innocent? I haven't heard a peep from you about any other case where someone was unjustly accused. It just seems like an odd conflict of interest on your part.

I really don't know enough about the Australian legal system to criticize the case. I don't really know the case well enough to comment on Pell's guilt or innocence, so I don't want to come off like I'm assuming his guilt. I'm guessing you're in the same boat though. It sounds like the high court just nullified the decisions made by a jury because... umm... the jury didn't know how to jury? That's seven people in a country of 25 million people who decided that they knew better than the entire legal system. Granted, they are learned people. That's why they are on the High Court. But really? Where did all that doubt you had in the legal system before go? Why are you so sure, after all the court cases, that this is justice? Why are you so sure this means innocence, in a real-world-not-judgment-of-man kind of way, that you would celebrate it. Isn't it for God to judge? In the long run, if he is to receive some reward for his sufferings in eternity, isn't this earthly realm immaterial?

(Edited 7 minutes later.)

Anonymous E replied with this 6 years ago, 25 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,111,820

@previous (F)
?

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 7 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,111,824

Modabuse, harrasment, etc.

You are always welcome here, Father.

Anonymous F replied with this 6 years ago, 6 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,111,828

@1,111,820 (E)
I just need to vent, man. I value Father Merrin's input too. I just need a strawman with a priest's collar to scream at from time to time.

(Edited 1 minute later.)

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 7 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,111,905

@OP
> You can guess what happened 5 minutes later. My thread was deleted, as - conveniently - were the posts by him on the other threads I had linked to, and I have been banned. You get that? For posting a fact and nothing more, I have been banned. He also sent me a charming personal message calling me a "retard" and laughing that he was banning me. No explanation of why he'd deleted my thread. Just..."you're a retard" and a 'LOL'.

It is very likely they are trying to cut back on the number of times the words 'pedo' or 'pedophile' or 'pedophilia' or 'nonce' etc. get mentioned, simply to reduce the number of search hits they get, linking the website to that subject. It isn't a moral issue, it's a technical one. Although really it's a bit late for that. Thanks to posters like you, it's pretty much all they talk about on TC these days. Ruined.

Also, I think you know very well that this is the case, so stop pretending you don't and stop moaning about being banned for breaking the rules.

Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 21 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,111,907

@1,111,813 (F)

> The thing is... You have been ever faithful to the cause of his innocence.

And...

> You rushed to defend Pell at every opportunity.

Cite one single instance of my 'defending' Pell.

Here I'll cite you a post of mine from 9 months ago where I called him "likely a scumbag"

http://minichan.org/topic/88182#reply_1009339

I also noted (over a year ago) with immense approval that he had been booted from the Pope's Council of Cardinal Advisors.

You admitted in your 2nd post that all you want to do is rant and rave at the Catholic Church, using me as a 'strawman'. That is your perfect right and I hope you feel better after doing it. My only advice is that you'll make better arguments if you base them on actual facts rather than stuff you've made up.

Have yourself a blessed Easter weekend, friend!

Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U (OP) double-posted this 6 years ago, 16 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,111,913

@1,111,905 (H)

> It is very likely they are trying to cut back on the number of times the words 'pedo' or 'pedophile' or 'pedophilia' or 'nonce' etc. get mentioned, simply to reduce the number of search hits they get, linking the website to that subject.

Fascinating theory, and one instantly debunked when you type the word 'pedo' into the search and behold the innumerable examples from the last month alone, the overwhelming majority of which are from Syntax and the rest from regulars like Chattnooga and those 2 guys who call each other nonces over and over again.

And so now we have a rare opportunity to witness in real time how a factually incorrect premise leads to a ludicrous conclusion. Take it away, Anon H...

> It isn't a moral issue, it's a technical one.

Uh huh. The mods calling people OPedo and 'nonce' sure is helping to keep those search hits down.

> Thanks to posters like you, it's pretty much all they talk about on TC these days. Ruined.

I'm getting really sick and tried of this theory that I created a Catholic priest shtick just to goad the handful of repressed pedophiles on Tinychan into unleashing their fantasies under the guise of anti-Catholic indignation, thus wrecking the board and turning it into a laughing stock. It's not true, I really am a priest, and I don't appreciate your crediting me with the destruction of Tinychan.

May your day be blessed, friend!

Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,111,938

@previous (Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U)
> I brought all my pedophiles friends and let them unleash their fantasies.

We know TG. We know.

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,111,941

@previous (I)
lol

Anonymous H replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,111,943

@1,111,913 (Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U)
> I created a Catholic priest shtick just to goad the handful of repressed pedophiles on Tinychan into unleashing their fantasies under the guise of anti-Catholic indignation, thus wrecking the board and turning it into a laughing stock.

Yes, we know. Well done. Nice self-awareness. Oh What An Amazing Troll You Are.

> when you type the word 'pedo' into the search

Yeah, the stuff dreams are made of.

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Anonymous C replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,111,945

@1,111,913 (Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U)
But Tinychan has become a laughing stock, certainly. To think it was from being a successful BBS to... That.

I have no idea why the owner still keep it going. Sadism? Or is the upkeep cheap and they forgot it was still up? But, and I mean this in the kindest way possible, it should be put out of its misery now.

Anonymous I replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,111,946

@1,111,943 (H)
True. And he just posted recently here crying about being banned from TC, and now he proudly claims he wrecked the board.

Anonymous H replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,111,948

@1,111,945 (C)
I think Syntax has just donated some cash to them, so looks like euthanasia has been postponed at least for a while.

Anonymous J replied with this 6 years ago, 31 seconds later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,111,949

@previous (H)
Hahaha

Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 5 hours later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,060

@1,111,943 (H)

> > when you type the word 'pedo' into the search
>
> Yeah, the stuff dreams are made of.

Whatever floats your boat I suppose.

Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U (OP) double-posted this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,063

@1,111,945 (C)

> But Tinychan has become a laughing stock, certainly. To think it was from being a successful BBS to... That.

Yeah, it used to be decent.

> I have no idea why the owner still keep it going. Sadism? Or is the upkeep cheap and they forgot it was still up? But, and I mean this in the kindest way possible, it should be put out of its misery now.

Well, it looks like today's great event on that site was the usual suspects laughing at someone's dead relative. So I guess TC remains up because sick loners like that still need a place to congregate.

Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U (OP) triple-posted this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,064

@1,111,946 (I)

> True. And he just posted recently here crying about being banned from TC, and now he proudly claims he wrecked the board.

I literally said I'm not the one who "wrecked" it. And neither am I crying about anything, I'm merely noting that the one thread on that entire front page that contained nothing but factual information got instantly deleted by a guy who spends half his life calling anyone who ever dares to disagree with him a "pedophile" and uses that as his justification for banning them.

Anonymous H replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,085

@1,112,060 (Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U)
> > > when you type the word 'pedo' into the search
> > Yeah, the stuff dreams are made of.
> Whatever floats your boat I suppose.
Your pass-time/fantasy, father, not mine.

tteh !MemesToDNA joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 16 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,089

Tinychan is such a mysterious place. Everyone interesting is long gone.

Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 6 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,091

@1,112,085 (H)

> > > > when you type the word 'pedo' into the search
> > > Yeah, the stuff dreams are made of.
> > Whatever floats your boat I suppose.
> Your pass-time/fantasy, father, not mine.

*pastime. And it was you who brought it up :)

Anonymous D replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,092

Externally hosted image@1,112,089 (tteh !MemesToDNA)

Anonymous H replied with this 6 years ago, 13 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,094

@1,112,091 (Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U)
> *pastime.
I'll use obsolete spellings as I please, thanks: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pass-time

> And it was you who brought it up :)
On the contrary:
> > > > > when you type the word 'pedo' into the search
That was all you I'm afraid - pants around your ankles, a slimy strand of saliva hanging from your gaping gob, red-cheeked, eyes wide, beads of sweat forming on your brow, trembling fingers tapping away at your cum-encrusted keyboard...

Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 9 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,095

@previous (H)

> > *pastime.
> I'll use obsolete spellings as I please

As is your entitlement :)

Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 6 hours later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,255

@1,112,094 (H)
lol

Anonymous G replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,257

@1,112,089 (tteh !MemesToDNA)

It has become nothing more than a waiting room for people whom are banned on MC, and the users here who pop in to laugh at them. On is never there anymore, and Ducky is the only namefag who still posts there and only there of her own freewill.

jodi !ariasXXmaE joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 6 hours later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,335

@previous (G)
idgi. shoulda died when everybody left years ago

Anonymous G replied with this 6 years ago, 5 hours later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,415

@previous (jodi !ariasXXmaE)

Ducky is still delusional about MC being somehow worse than TC. Of course, that attracts creepers like Symtax and Bart. Funny thing about Eco being there, is that he swore he would never return, for being unappreciated at TC. He was the most active user until Symtax was banned. Anyway, yeah, it doesn't make much sense.

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jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,417

@previous (G)
idg ducky. did minichan not give her enough attention or something
crazy people

Anonymous G replied with this 6 years ago, 11 minutes later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,421

@previous (jodi !ariasXXmaE)

Yeah, idgi. The only posters of worth over there also post here.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 40 seconds later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,422

@1,112,417 (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
She will see the light eventually and join the People's Love Fora (tm).

Anonymous G replied with this 6 years ago, 6 minutes later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,427

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)

Somehow, I doubt it. She still thinks TC is better while it's being shit up by Eco and Symtax. On only post there to tell people to guit being dumb or to post notices anymore. It's really sad.

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,459

@1,112,417 (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
Yeah I really don't understand. I offered to unban her (if she even still is banned) and she turned it down.

Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 6 years ago, 8 minutes later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,464

@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
I don't think she even was banned from here? The way I remember it, she posted here briefly a while ago and then just sort of stormed off.

She might've asked to be banned, but I don't know if anyone honoured that request if it was made.

jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 12 minutes later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,468

@1,112,459 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
@previous (Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE)
yeah she posted here for like a week while tc was down last year but just whined a lot about how mc sucks without ever explaining and then left when tc was back up

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,509

@1,112,464 (Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE)
Iirc she fought with becky and becky banned her. I may be misremembering.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 6 years ago, 12 hours later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,112,899

@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
That is exactly something becky would do!
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