Posted on 11/29/2008 11:46:09 AM PST by presidio9
Roman Catholic priests have been banned from using 'heterosexist' language in their churches in case they offend gay worshippers. They have been told by their bishops not to assume that every churchgoer is a heterosexual and to reflect this 'in language and conversation'. 'Remember that homophobic jokes and asides can be cruel and hurtful - a careless word can mean another experience of rejection and pain,' say the bishops in a leaflet advising priests and worshippers how to be more welcoming to gay people.
Priests are also encouraged to put up posters advertising 'support services' for homosexuals, a move bound to infuriate many Catholics who believe gay sexual activity to be sinful. The advice was welcomed by gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell as a 'positive initiative which will bring great comfort to gay Catholics and their families'.
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However, he said the 'laudable change of tone' was undermined by the 'homophobic content of the Catholic Catechism' and by Pope Benedict XVI's opposition to gay marriage.
The advice was criticised by Lynette Burrows, a Catholic commentator, as 'pitiful'.
She said it was ridiculous that Church leaders appeared to be ' grovelling' to a secular agenda.
'It is things like this that are enfeebling the Church at the moment - the concentration on things that don't matter and missing the things that do,' she said.
'What is pitiful as well as demeaning is that the Church is running after homosexual opinion but nothing is going to make homosexuals like the Catholic Church.
'This is because the Catholic Church teaches that homosexuality is a disorder and whatever the bishops say will not change that.'
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I take it’s still okay if they sexually abuse little boys?
gay rights is heterosexist
That's the problem. They have no fear of God, period! A God of whom no one fears is a God of whom no one thinks.
Not teaching this from the pulpit is not doing anyone any favors. I guess teachings on the Wrath of God isn't politically correct.
Is this from The Onion?
'homophobic content of the Catholic Catechism' and by Pope Benedict XVI's opposition to gay marriage. The advice was criticised by Lynette Burrows, a Catholic commentator, as 'pitiful'.
Homophobic content? Good grief. Pitiful is right - but it's Ms Burrows comments that are pitiful. Still, aren't we already seeing this in places like California where Maria Shriver proudly announced that she is a cafeteria Catholic (and doing it as though she and others were making smart choices from within the array of Catholic buffet items...) and where Arnold supported gay marriage efforts and Pelosi calls herself a faithful Catholic?
I guess the floors of Hell are really paved with the skulls of bishops. I pray I never get to witness this firsthand...
I agree with your instincts on this. Has there been any additional clarity shed on this since your post?
You’re afraid of the baby killers, too? By all means, use the tagline - don’t keep yourself in the closet. As they say, the first step in the healing process is to admit and confront your fears!
If the Bishop is not queer, then he is certainly concerned about the loss of queer revenue.
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