Writing for the Guardian Newspaper in protest of the Pope's message being broadcast to the UK he stated,
"Ratzinger has much to confess in his own conduct, as cardinal and pope. But he is also guilty of promoting one of the most repugnant ideas ever to occur to a human mind: "Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness" (Hebrews 9:22)."
Richard Dawkins is obviously looking to point out how foolish and stupid the idea of sacrifice and bloodshed is for a concept of forgiveness. But Dawkins' real problem is his refusal to acknowledge the sin in his own life which needs atoning. He's far from the only one to believe this though, as many people do. But his highlighting of this as "repugnant" ought to bring us to the public square for a profitable conversation.
Read the article yourself and enjoy the Pope's evangelical proclamation this day.
"Let us give thanks to God for his goodness to us, and let us joyfully proclaim to those around us the good news that God offers us freedom from whatever weighs us down; he gives us hope, he brings us life."
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