Seems like only yesterday we were singing the Catholic Church's praises for showing the tiniest (the very tiniest) bit of humanity toward The Gay. On Monday, we heard the good word that New Pope and pals were talking about maybe talking about being nicer to The Gay, because maybe they are also people too. A document leaked from their Synod Sleepaway Camp, in which they wrote -- shudder! gasp! -- that "homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer the Christian community." And we said, "Good job, Catholic Church, that's a nice step forward."
Cardinal Burke is a joke. While he was Archbishop of St Louis he excommunicated more parishioners than any other bishop had, since the middle ages. I was waiting for him to burn someone at the stake.
<i>The Vatican also said that it wanted to welcome gays and lesbians in the church, but not create &ldquo;the impression of a positive evaluation&rdquo; of same-sex relationships, or, for that matter, of unmarried couples who live together.</i>
/Snark off/ Translation: We really still want your money (though that buttsechs thing is still icky to us).
This should surprise NO ONE. The Catholic Church changes when it makes sense financially. Wake up, folks -- it&#039;s been this way since 400 AD. Its most recently electing an Hispanic Pope and &#039;concern for poor, uneducated immigrants&#039; is about keeping the pews full ($$$) since middle-class whites in Europe and North America are fleeing the Church en masse.
I know, there are some in the Church who are actually good people. But by and large it&#039;s a bronze age BS institution concerned only about hanging on to its dying corpse. The Church will show concern for gays, turn in priest pedophiles, approve birth control, etc. ad infinitum only when it won&#039;t hurt its finances. Sorry, but fk &#039;em.
OT but your Supreme Court actually did something right today! That should piss off the Catholics. Gee, without reading the article, I wonder if I can guess who the three dissenting justices were?
This article seems to suggest that Jesus and His disciples were living and indulging in homosexual relationships. Nowhere in the Bible does it even imply that kind of behavior was going on. The Bible does however, clearly state God's hatred of homosexual activity and fornicating outside of marriage. God is loving but He has laws and rules that He expects His followers to abide by. God has given punishments for not following His laws. The Catholic Church should absolutely stand firm in not accepting homosexual behavior. The church has the responsibility to uphold God's word. People have the free will to believe in any religion they want, especially in America. If a person chooses to live against the Bible and God's word then they are free to form their own church and define their own God and make their rules. Standing strong in one's convictions, right or wrong, is more commendable than falling under pressure from people who refuse to abide their faith's teachings.
The audacity of nope
The Vatican food tasters will be calling in sick soon.
Cardinal Burke is a joke. While he was Archbishop of St Louis he excommunicated more parishioners than any other bishop had, since the middle ages. I was waiting for him to burn someone at the stake.
Well, that&#039;s more like the Catholic church I know. Yesterday left me feeling a bit disoriented.
&quot;We only <em>draft</em> don&#039;t hate you. Stay tuned ....&quot;
-- The Church
The pope has to explicitly invoke infallability before it can apply. It&#039;s like Simon Says.
<i>The Vatican also said that it wanted to welcome gays and lesbians in the church, but not create &ldquo;the impression of a positive evaluation&rdquo; of same-sex relationships, or, for that matter, of unmarried couples who live together.</i>
/Snark off/ Translation: We really still want your money (though that buttsechs thing is still icky to us).
This should surprise NO ONE. The Catholic Church changes when it makes sense financially. Wake up, folks -- it&#039;s been this way since 400 AD. Its most recently electing an Hispanic Pope and &#039;concern for poor, uneducated immigrants&#039; is about keeping the pews full ($$$) since middle-class whites in Europe and North America are fleeing the Church en masse.
I know, there are some in the Church who are actually good people. But by and large it&#039;s a bronze age BS institution concerned only about hanging on to its dying corpse. The Church will show concern for gays, turn in priest pedophiles, approve birth control, etc. ad infinitum only when it won&#039;t hurt its finances. Sorry, but fk &#039;em.
OT but your Supreme Court actually did something right today! That should piss off the Catholics. Gee, without reading the article, I wonder if I can guess who the three dissenting justices were?
And it has only been around since the 1870s...
Even, perhaps, disordered?
This article seems to suggest that Jesus and His disciples were living and indulging in homosexual relationships. Nowhere in the Bible does it even imply that kind of behavior was going on. The Bible does however, clearly state God's hatred of homosexual activity and fornicating outside of marriage. God is loving but He has laws and rules that He expects His followers to abide by. God has given punishments for not following His laws. The Catholic Church should absolutely stand firm in not accepting homosexual behavior. The church has the responsibility to uphold God's word. People have the free will to believe in any religion they want, especially in America. If a person chooses to live against the Bible and God's word then they are free to form their own church and define their own God and make their rules. Standing strong in one's convictions, right or wrong, is more commendable than falling under pressure from people who refuse to abide their faith's teachings.