To: GladesGuru
By decision of the American Psychology/Psychiatry community, queers are now normal. And their ranks of rank lawyers are ready, willing, and eager to sue you if you disagree. Under Obamunism, even discussions such as this one will be illegal.
The American Psychiatrics changed their definition of homosexuality for purely political reason, with zero scientific basis for redefining homosexuality as normal. I don't give damn what those leftists say, and neither does the Church. The Church also doesn't give a damn what the US government says. The Church is based in Rome, and parishes all over the world, and duty only to God. The Pope will do what the Pope will do, and Obama can pound sand.
Your lines, not mine. They contain the admission that the Church knew about the homosexuals, accepted them, and covered up for them.
My lines contained absolutely no such admission. I said that the Church made the decision to allow homosexuals to be priests as long as they were celibate. I never said the Church accepted the behavior, or covered up for a thing (as a whole). Homosexual behavior is still considered sinful by the Church, always has been. The Church took the view that, though one might have the urge, if he suppressed it, he was OK.
Also, it is absolutely expected that your mysterious friend would find records of the priest scandals in the Vatican. Only a blind, deaf and dumb illiterate would not know about them once they started. I guarantee the Church started looking into the problem as soon as they found out, and kept records on the subject. Stop looking for sinister conspiracies where obvious motives are apparent.
93 posted on
04/17/2009 3:32:21 PM PDT by
fr_freak
To: fr_freak
“kept records on the subject”.
Records were kept, no doubt. Unfortunately, they were ignored for decades, while the pedophiles were transferred from one parish to another.
Then the lawyers discovered that they could dip their hands into the Church assets, and the feeding frenzy began.
95 posted on
04/17/2009 7:41:24 PM PDT by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
To: fr_freak
Gays are notorious for their promiscuity; often with hundreds of partners. So suppressing “the urge” is IMO wishful thinking. Let’s get the gays out, and get REAL MEN in the priesthood, without exception! Personally, I have never known any priest who was less than the highest moral caliber.
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