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Attorney: priests claim 70 percent of U.S. bishops are gay
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| 04.12.06
| Matt C. Abbott
Posted on 08/02/2006 1:34:57 PM PDT by Coleus
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I don't want to believe that these numbers are accurate.
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:35:00 PM PDT
by
Coleus
To: Coleus
Well that nothing. 100% of Attorneys are whores.
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:36:03 PM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
(Fire Murtha Now! Spread the word. Support Diana Irey. http://www.irey.com/)
To: Coleus
And they would know this - how?
Personal interaction with all the U.S. bishops?
Gaydar?
Visions from above?
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:42:30 PM PDT
by
siunevada
(If we learn nothing from history, what's the point of having one? - Peggy Hill)
To: Coleus
"This is very difficult for the heterosexual priests in the archdiocese"
Isn't a "heterosexual" [instead of celibate] priest a gross misnomer?
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:44:31 PM PDT
by
GSlob
To: siunevada; mattcabbott
yea, it's lacking many facts and sources.
and, the one thing they can PROVE they did not and that was the priest who owns the nudist colony. There are plenty of records in the local and county governments which can prove that. The authors chose not to do so.
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:48:11 PM PDT
by
Coleus
("God hates moderates, Revelation 3:15-16")
To: Coleus
This would explain a lot of questions about the abuse. Oh, I'm sorry! I forgot pedophilia and homosexuality are two different sicknesses> /s
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:59:22 PM PDT
by
wolfcreek
(You can spit in our tacos and you can rape our dogs but, you can't take away our freedom!)
To: Coleus
30% of the bishops are straight?
To: GSlob
Isn't a "heterosexual" [instead of celibate] priest a gross misnomer? No. "Celibate" is not a sexual preference, it is a commitment, a sacrifice. Priests are just as human as any of us, and being "asexual", which is more what you are getting at, I think, is not required or desirable. OTOH, homosex is a disordered condition, and NOT something that is desirable in a Roman Catholic priest.
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posted on
08/02/2006 2:03:04 PM PDT
by
ichabod1
(Keep Clam. There's nothing you can do about it anyway.)
To: Coleus
"According to a group of priests who remain faithful to Rome, "
A group of priests huh. Well that settles it. It MUST be true! If these priests don't want to come out and say it like it is then just maybe it isn't.
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posted on
08/02/2006 2:03:33 PM PDT
by
Enterprise
(Let's not enforce laws that are already on the books, let's just write new laws we won't enforce.)
To: Coleus
That percentage is ridiculous! Is this a leftis organization/author?
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posted on
08/02/2006 2:06:46 PM PDT
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: Coleus
It's long past time to weed out these wolves in sheep's clothing. I don't believe that 70% are homo. 40% maybe.
However, it's about time that the laity began compiling evidence on these creatures. If we have to become private investigators to do so, then so be it. It's not difficult to get hold of a video camera and the internet can spread such evidence around far and wide. If hard evidence can be obtained that these low-lives are 1.) visiting gay bars, 2.) having young men for "sleep-overs", 3.) or any other deviant behavior, we can force them to resign.
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posted on
08/02/2006 2:11:10 PM PDT
by
Antoninus
(Public schools are the madrassas of the American Left. --Ann Coulter, Godless)
To: Nihil Obstat
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posted on
08/02/2006 2:15:38 PM PDT
by
steve8714
(Michael Fox would suck your baby dry to cure Parkinson's)
To: Antoninus; Coleus
If we have to become private investigators to do so, then so be it. It's not difficult to get hold of a video camera and the internet can spread such evidence around far and wide. If hard evidence can be obtained that these low-lives are 1.) visiting gay bars, 2.) having young men for "sleep-overs", 3.) or any other deviant behavior, we can force them to resign.You would think Ms. Bourassa, having been employed by Broward Legal Aid (your tax dollars at work) for more than 20 years would be familiar with the use of investigators to uncover evidence. That seems basic for an attorney with experience.
Shadowy figures whispering secret allegations are all well and good in fiction but that won't get the job done. I don't even need 'beyond a reasonable doubt', just give me something tangible that supports a reasonable suspicion.
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posted on
08/02/2006 2:53:36 PM PDT
by
siunevada
(If we learn nothing from history, what's the point of having one? - Peggy Hill)
To: GSlob
"Heterosexual" is a tautology. It just means a man who is inwardly aware of normal sexual attraction to women.
In the Western Church, a priest should be normal, unmarried and chaste (celibate.)
In the Eastern Church, a priest should be normal, married, and chaste (monogamous.)(Or unmarried, as above.)
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posted on
08/02/2006 2:55:57 PM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
(Veritatis Gender.)
To: Mrs. Don-o
That said, I suspect it's irresponsible to post this kind of scandalous report which is based on 2nd or 3rd hand hearsay, with no named accusers and no evidence.
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posted on
08/02/2006 3:02:27 PM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
(Veritatis Gender.)
To: Mrs. Don-o
It's not a tautology but rather a Freudian slip, which, as everyone knows, reveals the true nature and intentions. So they are either sodomites or fornicators...
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posted on
08/02/2006 3:06:00 PM PDT
by
GSlob
To: GSlob
Many heterosexuals are chaste.
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posted on
08/02/2006 3:25:13 PM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
(Veritatis Gender.)
To: Coleus
Makes no sense, somehow mostly men called of God did not make it to serve the church but a bunch of gays did?
Bunk IMO.
I believe the levels of abuses are currently at 25% of the level found in the public, but you listen to this article and the church is made to sound like a gay pride parade.
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posted on
08/02/2006 3:28:44 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: mattcabbott; Mrs. Don-o; Salvation; siunevada
You can FReep Mail Matt C. Abbott
here last time posted was in 2005; you'd be better off e mailing him.
Sharon Bourassa's e-mail address is WinandSharon@aol.com.
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Matt C. Abbott is a Catholic columnist. He can be reached at mattcabbott@gmail.com
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posted on
08/02/2006 3:31:58 PM PDT
by
Coleus
("God hates moderates, Revelation 3:15-16")
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