Posted on 12/23/2008 9:23:47 AM PST by IrishMike
The Pope has said that "saving" humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour is just as important as saving the rainforests. Pope Benedict XVI sparked a furious reaction from other Christian groups as he also suggested that a blurring of the distinction between male and female could lead to the "self-destruction" of the human race.
The pontiff was delivering his end-of-year address to senior Vatican staff and his words were later released to the media.
The Roman Catholic Church teaches that, while homosexuality is not sinful, homosexual acts are.
It opposes gay marriage and, in October, one leading Vatican official described homosexuality as "a deviation, an irregularity, a wound".
In his address to the Curia, the Vatican's central administration, the Pope himself described behaviour beyond traditional heterosexual relations as "a destruction of God's work".
He said the Roman Catholic Church had a duty to "protect man from the destruction of himself" and urged respect for the "nature of the human being as man and woman."
The pontiff added: "The tropical forests do deserve our protection. But man, as a creature, does not deserve any less."
His remarks were immediately denounced as "totally irresponsible and unacceptable in any shape or form" by the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement.
Its chief executive, the Rev Sharon Ferguson, said: "It is more the case that we need to be saved from his comments. It is comments like this that justify homophobic bullying that goes on in schools and it is comments like this that justify gay bashing.
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.....Hahahaha
Merry Christmas fellow FReepers
Mike
Its chief executive, the Rev Sharon Ferguson, said: "It is more the case that we need to be saved from his comments. It is comments like this that justify homophobic bullying that goes on in schools and it is comments like this that justify gay bashing.
The title "reverend" has little meaning anymore.
God bless him. I so love this Pope.
Homosexual activists are the sharp blade of Satan's spear. Where their agenda succeeds, great damage follows. Get a society to buy their line, and it'll buy anything.
The Pope and many bishops realize, way too late, this reality.
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Costs about $10 at the corner store for the title, and kind of like a dRAT politician, requires no experience what so ever....ie Sharpton, Jackson and the rest of the rabble
Commence firing il Papa.
Fire at will...
B16 calls it!
He can say what he wants nobody is listening. I know a great many RC's here will disagree, but just look at the election.
His remarks were immediately denounced as "totally irresponsible and unacceptable in any shape or form" by the Lesbian and Gay Christian MovemWhat were they expecting him to say?
I bet it is!
Under Islamic Rule (Sharia Law), Rep. Barney Frank Will Be Executed!
Imagine this. Under Islamic Law (Sharia) disgraces former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey (D_NJ) and CongressWOman Barney Frank (D-MA) would be hunted and executed.
Queer is it not? Two of the biggest organized crime syndicates in Washington, The Gay Mafia and the FemiNazi’s have been totally silent when the Islamic Facists are preaching that Women who don’t wear veils deserve to be raped, and Homosexuals deserve to be executed. I guess that the Islamic Throat Cutters Inc. (CAIR) is a more powerful lobbyist and has more pull within the ranks of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Sharon Ferguson certainly is.
Why else would she blow a fuse?
Good for the Pope! Now he needs to take the next step and deny communion to those who support homosexual policies and abortion.
Millions of Catholics are waiting.
Put Franks in a blue dress (if you can)
PLEASE !!!!!
“Now he needs to take the next step and deny communion to those who support homosexual policies and abortion.”
That will never happen in my lifetime.
When it comes to action I’m afraid he is all turban and no goats.
Merry Christmas!
Why Judaism (and then Christianity) Rejected Homosexuality by Dennis Prager
http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles2/PragerHomosexuality.shtml
Best Pope in my life time. Tells it like it is. Not afraid of the PC-stapo.
Hey, keep praying, ya never know, it might happen!
I prayed and we still got Obama!
I prayed and we still have abortion!
I prayed and we still have Bush!
I prayed and all the loons in congress are still here.
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