I read it and you are an ass.
I work with Church people and I must tell you, they have no power in this issue. You appear arrogant and smug and limited in your ability to understand.
Mere words mean nothing.
Now that I think of it, I have worked with Catholic families who have had to cope with transitioning priests and flagrantly homosexual priests who have emotionally and verbally attacked their conservative children for the childrens’ deeply held traditional beliefs.
And these priests have also been recruiting.
So don’t give me your sanctimonious bull about what the Church’s position is on these matters.
I'm not getting that impression, to be honest. Go back and take a good hard look at your initial posts, not just to me but to others. I'm getting the distinct impression you're still projecting, but I'm not holding that against you.
Have you ever sen this before: Life Teen BLOG? Are you aware of the 'take' on this issue from a purely Catholic perspective?
What the Catholic Church Wants the Transgender Community to KnowAnd, there is more ... click the link above.by CHRISTINA MEAD
Any time I write about topics like this I get nervous. I get a pit in my stomach and I worry that whomever reads it won’t fully understand, 1) what I’m trying to say, and 2) that it comes from the best part of my heart.
It comes from a place in my heart that only knows care and concern and love. It’s the part that wants to welcome everyone with open arms. The part where my deepest desire is that no one would ever be turned away from a pew in a church. I wish that no one would be looked upon scornfully, or judged for their outside appearance with no regard for what matters most — who they are.
So it’s from that place that I’m here to tell you first and foremost that the Catholic Church, as a whole, loves you.
I’m so sorry if that isn’t what you’ve experienced personally. If a person, or group of people who associate themselves with the Church have treated you poorly… well then you and I need to forgive them together. It wasn’t accurate. It wasn’t how the Church has ever encouraged them to treat you.
Our model is Jesus Christ. He let anyone sit and share a meal with Him. He saved the outcasts from the shame of isolation. He welcomed those whom others had judged and labeled as sinners. And He spoke the truth in love.