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Pope Warns 'Gay Marriage Is A Threat to Humanity'
Christian Post ^ | January 10, 2012 | Benge Nsenduluka , Christian Post Contributor

Posted on 12/16/2012 3:40:10 PM PST by SoFloFreeper

The Pope has again condemned same-sex marriage and on Monday warned that it is a threat to humanity.

Speaking directly to international diplomats at a New Year’s address, Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged various economic and social factors that he says affect the world today.

"Policies which undermine the family threaten human dignity and the future of humanity itself," The Pontiff said, according to Reuters.

"The family unit is fundamental for the educational process and for the development both of individuals and states," he said. "Pride of place goes to the family, based on the marriage of a man and a woman," he added.

While gay rights activists have been working to legalize same-sex marriages throughout Europe, the Vatican has been vocal in condemning the redefinition of marriage.

(Excerpt) Read more at global.christianpost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda; morality; perversion; religion; sodomy
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The Pope began this year of 2012 warning against societal endorsement of sodomy!

He did it again as this year ends, when he lit a Christmas tree, warning the world against the evils of abortion and societal celebration of sodomy! Pope lights Christmas tree and says abortion, gay marriage are threats to peace

As the year ends, pro-sodomy activists are spewing anger at the Pope because he upholds biblical principles:Protesters target Vatican over gay marriage slight

By the way, these protestors, getting a lot of play in the media (it was one of the top stories on yahoo! today), is quite small. Look at this quote from the reuters feed:

The group of about 15 people held up signs...

So 15 pro-sodomy activists get all sorts of media coverage...I call that biased.

1 posted on 12/16/2012 3:40:22 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

Pope or not - I’m glad the guy has some balls. We need more and more of this. The queers wanna have their way, not that easy without someone firing back. It’s about damn time.


2 posted on 12/16/2012 3:43:20 PM PST by lesko
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To: SoFloFreeper

Only a few years ago the Pope’s comments wouldn’t have even caused a ripple.


3 posted on 12/16/2012 3:54:59 PM PST by Ranald S. MacKenzie (It's the philosophy, stupid.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

I’m not keen on gay weddings.

However, what is destroying America is heterosexual divorces, and people shacking up. About half the kids born today are outside of wedlock, and marriages inside the church fail at the same rate as those outside.

The church needs to focus on getting our people to live right.


4 posted on 12/16/2012 4:12:52 PM PST by AlbertWang
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To: AlbertWang

Amen!


5 posted on 12/16/2012 4:15:44 PM PST by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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To: Ranald S. MacKenzie

A Gay Lifestyle Is An Abomination to God. I don’t think these perverts care about humanity as they believe in abortion.

Sodom and Gomorrah didn’t even have the depths of evil to expect to marry but now we have leaders endorsing it and making it law.


6 posted on 12/16/2012 4:15:57 PM PST by presently no screen name
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To: lesko

A Baptist backing up the Pope. You got it right! Keep backing up the Word of God!


7 posted on 12/16/2012 4:21:38 PM PST by 2nd Amendment
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Yeah Benedict, and your church keeps allowing communion to the pro-"gay", pro-abortion Democrat politicians.

Words are cheap, Benedict.

8 posted on 12/16/2012 4:28:09 PM PST by Notary Sojac (Only liberals believe that people can be made virtuous via legislative enactment.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Great words from a great man. Thank God for the Catholic Church!!


9 posted on 12/16/2012 4:35:49 PM PST by mtg
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To: AlbertWang

“However, what is destroying America is heterosexual divorces, and people shacking up. About half the kids born today are outside of wedlock, and marriages inside the church fail at the same rate as those outside.”

We obviously understand him differently. The destruction of Marriage and Family is what its all about and what the Pope is saying.


10 posted on 12/16/2012 4:48:39 PM PST by jafojeffsurf (Return to the Constitution)
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To: SoFloFreeper

The Pope is right.

People used to be able to map consequences in life and they valued human life, espeically well being of children. No more.

It’s as if Western people have abosorbed the death ideal of liberalism and it has eaten their brains and souls. Will they embrace the fascist government(s), too? Kill the Jooos? Kill the rich? Just kill? Anyone for labor camps? Canabalism?


11 posted on 12/16/2012 5:05:18 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: Notary Sojac

At least the Catholic Church teaches that sodomy and abortion are wrong and intrinsic evils. Want me to name the protestant “churches” that permit abortion and have openly queer pastors?


12 posted on 12/16/2012 5:05:34 PM PST by NKP_Vet
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the protestant “churches” that permit abortion and have openly queer pastors

Those churches at least act in accordance with their beliefs, repellent as they may be.

13 posted on 12/16/2012 5:11:08 PM PST by Notary Sojac (Only liberals believe that people can be made virtuous via legislative enactment.)
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To: AlbertWang

I agree.


14 posted on 12/16/2012 6:04:38 PM PST by SoCal SoCon (Conservatism =/= Corporatism.)
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To: jafojeffsurf

You don’t think heterosexual divorce, premarital sex, and kids born out of wedlock destroy the sanctity of Marriage and Family? I wish more of my fellow Freepers cared as much about the 51% divorce rate among heterosexuals as they did about the 1-4% of the population that’s homosexual.


15 posted on 12/16/2012 6:08:43 PM PST by SoCal SoCon (Conservatism =/= Corporatism.)
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To: Notary Sojac

Well they damn sure don’t believe in the Bible.


16 posted on 12/16/2012 6:19:33 PM PST by NKP_Vet
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To: SoCal SoCon

“You don’t think heterosexual divorce, premarital sex, and kids born out of wedlock destroy the sanctity of Marriage and Family? I wish more of my fellow Freepers cared as much about the 51% divorce rate among heterosexuals as they did about the 1-4% of the population that’s homosexual.”

You can care about both. Most Freepers can walk and chew gum at the same time.


17 posted on 12/16/2012 6:27:47 PM PST by flaglady47 (When the gov't fears the people, liberty; When the people fear the gov't, tyranny.)
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To: flaglady47

Gold star and a cookie for you, flaglady!


18 posted on 12/16/2012 6:31:16 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o ("Let us commend ourselves, and one another, and our whole life, unto Christ Our God.)
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To: SoCal SoCon

“You don’t think heterosexual divorce, premarital sex, and kids born out of wedlock destroy the sanctity of Marriage and Family? I wish more of my fellow Freepers cared as much about the 51% divorce rate among heterosexuals as they did about the 1-4% of the population that’s homosexual.”

Excuse me did I say such? I said the Pope said the right things specific to the subject at point.


19 posted on 12/16/2012 6:44:27 PM PST by jafojeffsurf (Return to the Constitution)
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To: SoFloFreeper

bookmark


20 posted on 12/16/2012 6:48:31 PM PST by GOP Poet
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