Posted on 06/14/2016 7:57:31 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
The Catholic Bishop of St. Petersburg, Fla, has blamed Catholic disapproval of homosexual acts for the brutal slaughter of 49 people in the Pulse nightclub on Sunday.
In a blogpost Monday, Bishop Robert Lynch said that Catholicism “targets” and “often breeds contempt for gays, lesbians and transgender people.” The seed of contempt, he said, turns into hatred, “which can ultimately lead to violence.” Unless this attitude changes, he states, “we can expect more Orlandos.”
In his post, the bishop made no attempt to explain how a 29-year-old Muslim who never stepped foot in a Catholic Church would have been motivated to carry out his deed by a supposed Catholic “contempt” for homosexuality.
It is “religion,” Lynch wrote, “including our own, which targets, mostly verbally, and also often breeds contempt for gays, lesbians and transgender people. Attacks today on LGBT men and women often plant the seed of contempt, then hatred, which can ultimately lead to violence.”
In his statement, Bishop Lynch also takes issue with modern interpretations and applications of the Second Amendment.
“Our founding parents had no knowledge of assault rifles which are intended to be weapons of mass destruction,” he said. In crafting the second amendment to the Constitution, “they thought only of the most awkward of pistols and heavy shotguns.”
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Huh!?!
Holy crap. Chesterton was right. It’s not that our culture is confused, it’s that it’s insane (see Orthodoxy).
Can’t coexist with self loathing statists that want to take away your rights.
How very depressing. I assume he’s gay himself? Defrock him!
By rights he ought to be recalled to Rome and stripped of his authority.
Then again, look who the Pope is.
The Catholic heirarchy has been very confused lately.
Where do these freakin’ idiots come from?
” ... has blamed Catholic disapproval of homosexual acts for the brutal slaughter ... “
Could it be muslim disapproval of homosexual acts for the brutal slaughter?
This punk bishop should be fired for being an idiot.
“In his post, the bishop made no attempt to explain how a 29-year-old Muslim who never stepped foot in a Catholic Church would have been motivated to carry out his deed by a supposed Catholic “contempt” for homosexuality.”
What in Hades does the Catholic Church have to do with the Orlando shooting? Nothing.
But, this is the spin the left is trying to put forward. It’s not about Islam, it’s about anti-gay feelings.
He’s obviously a “Transreligion” Bishop...
What does the word of God say about homosexuality, Bishop?
How does somebody that dumb rise to the level of Bishop?
what a disgraceful man
These deaths are just as horrific as are all victims of massacres. No more, no less. I don't want to keep being reminded of their lifestyle. All victims in the US bleed red, white, and blue!
Indeed, a contempt well-earned Mr. bishop, following the male queer infiltration of the priesthood by the brothers you defend for raping little boys.
Mooslims throw gays from tall buildings and light them on fire and mow them down like a shooting gallery, but THEY are not to blame!
The killer was Catholic or gave two Fs about Catholicism since when?
Has the Catholic Church gone mad?
Seeing as most priests are gay anyway ...
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