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To: tbeatty
WRONG! Pope Leo XIII once wrote that homosexuality is "a sin so vile that even the angels of hell are repulsed by it". The Church has ALWAYS condemned it and even the new testament says that God leaves homosexuals "to the death they deserve" and refuses to help them. Look, I am no homophobe. I feel sorry for the poor, sickly, disordered wierdos. But what in hell kind of foolish thinking does it take to make one ordain a SODOMITE to the priesthood? For cripes sake! The present scandal is one of homosexuality in the priesthood, not pedophelia. Remember that pedophilia is sex with preteens. But the Sodomite priests have buggered boys in their late teens to the tune of more than 95% of all the cases. Do I have to tell you that men who have sex with young men are sodomites? Is it THAT difficult for you?
17 posted on 05/12/2002 2:05:52 PM PDT by Thorondir
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To: Thorondir
The Church has ALWAYS condemned it and even the new testament says that God leaves homosexuals "to the death they deserve" and refuses to help them.

The Church does not condemn the homosexual; homosexual ACTS are disordered and are sinful.

I daresay God does help homosexuals, if they ask.

18 posted on 05/12/2002 2:09:39 PM PDT by sinkspur
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To: Thorondir
WRONG! Pope Leo XIII once wrote that homosexuality is "a sin so vile that even the angels of hell are repulsed by it". The Church has ALWAYS condemned it and even the new testament says that God leaves homosexuals "to the death they deserve" and refuses to help them. Look, I am no homophobe. I feel sorry for the poor, sickly, disordered wierdos. But what in hell kind of foolish thinking does it take to make one ordain a SODOMITE to the priesthood? For cripes sake! The present scandal is one of homosexuality in the priesthood, not pedophelia. Remember that pedophilia is sex with preteens. But the Sodomite priests have buggered boys in their late teens to the tune of more than 95% of all the cases. Do I have to tell you that men who have sex with young men are sodomites? Is it THAT difficult for you?

You oviously didn't read what I wrote or read the latest Pope's edict on homosexuality which essentially says hate the sin, love the sinner.

We are all sinners. It is impossible to live without sin. But we must try. For you to classify someone else's sin as worse than your own or more incompatible with a church calling than your own sins reeks of judgement far worse than the sin itself. Judgement of that sort is left to God. Being attracted to members of the same sex is not the sin, acting on those feelings is. For priests, acting on any sexual feelings towards children, men or women is incompatible with being a priest. Priests who take advantage of any parishioners in this way should lose their parish responsibilities.

It's simple. The Church doesn't need a 'thought police.' Remove those priests not strong enough to resist temptations of the flesh. Otherwise, let them continue to serve God.

23 posted on 05/12/2002 2:30:17 PM PDT by tbeatty
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