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If the dying gay does not renounce his life as errant, etc., you would offer him the "compassion" of some Kumbaya "there, there, poor baby!" and an eternity in hell. If you really believe in God, really believe in heaven and really believe in hell, all of which Catholics are required to believe, you will understand that you are offering false compassion.

The issue of this thread is that a very bad excuse for a Catholic bishop, Daniel Reilly of Worcester, in his very last days as bishop is taking one last harpoon in hand against the Roman Catholic Church which has made the obvious mistake of entrusting him with authority which he has abused for years before this incident. What the Massachusetts state legislature may do to further besmirch the reputation of Massachusetts is the business of Massachusetts and its voters. What Reilly does in his capacity as a sorry excuse for a Catholic bishop is the business of Catholics.

You may think that I despise you or something for intruding as a non-Catholic on Catholic subjects. Nothing of the sort. You are, according to your own lights, a principled person and a persistent one in defense of your own principles. Nonetheless, your principles are most certainly not Catholic principles. In the context of Catholic arguments, your opinions, whether secular or those of some other religion, are simply not relevant.

This latest post may betray nothing more than mere disagreement with Catholicism. I tend to think it more likely that the post betrays a lack of understanding of Catholicism. I may be wrong as to that.

Today someone released a poll indicating that 92% of Americans expect to go directly to Heaven on their death. The others did not believe in life-after, thought they would return as a different life-form, etc., etc.

Relevant? Yup.

Torie and Sinky represent, mutatis mutandis, those who are so "nice" that they can't understand eschatology--nor the direct, clear, and foreboding warnings of Christ and His Mother that there would be many, many, many souls lost.

In the case of Mary, she specifically indicated that it was sins against the 6th/9th which would load up the shores of hell.

Being "nice" doesn't cut it. One may be civil, but still tell someone they are in DEEP doo-doo; and it's far more charitable to make that announcement at the risk of 'losing' a friend.

Those who are not pleased with certain postings on this thread may wish to concentrate their minds once a day on the Four Last Things, which still are Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell.