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"It makes it more difficult to help people see that there is a tradition in the Catholic church of acceptance of lesbian and gay people," he said. "And it also shows that the thinking of the Vatican's leaders on homosexuality is very much out of step with what American Catholics, not to mention scientists and social scientists, think about homosexuality."

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I find it very difficult to believe that the majority of American Catholics are in favour of promoting this kind of thing.

5 posted on 11/18/2005 7:18:11 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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I do believe American Catholics is a buzzword for those who want to form ChurchLite, ala the lines of the ECUSA.


6 posted on 11/18/2005 7:21:42 AM PST by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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I find it very difficult to believe that the majority of American Catholics are in favour of promoting this kind of thing.

And you would be correct. According to the article,

About two dozen people, including several priests and nuns from the diocese of Rockville Centre, are registered, he said.

28 posted on 11/18/2005 8:54:06 AM PST by NYer (“Socialism is the religion people get when they lose their religion")
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