[american colleen]

Maybe this priest should just come out of the closet?

IMO, this priest represents the majority of Catholics. Last night I was listening to a call in radio show and the topic was about the elevation of the Anglican gay bishop. The vast majority of the callers supported the move. To me, the percentage breakdown of the yeas and neas in yesterday's vote pretty much represent the outside opinion on this issue.

Most Catholics I know see the Church as a "rule-maker" and intolerant of natural human behavior. And most Catholics I know have been educated in Catholic high schools and/or colleges.

[Pyro7480]

My high school must be an exception then. Most of the young men who come out of there end up conservative. For example, in a mock election that was held in 2000, 59% of the student body voted for Bush, with the remaining 40% divided equally among Gore and Nader.

[Salvation]

**Most Catholics I know see the Church as a "rule-maker" and intolerant of natural human behavior.**

We can be proud that the Catholic Church is the one and only Church taking a strong stand on this same-sex issue, as well as abortion, euthenasia, birth control, etc.

[Gerish]

*****Most Catholics I know see the Church as a "rule-maker" and intolerant of natural human behavior. And most Catholics I know have been educated in Catholic high schools and/or colleges.*****

I see this alot also, alas they suffer from the sin of pride - the "you can't tell me what to do" mentality. Truly discouraging is their stupidity!

[dangus]

Catholic High Schools and colleges are, in my opinion, the greatest evangelists for agnosticism and heresy ever found. Minions of skeptics, heretics and dissidents flock to teach in such schools, where their students believe that they represent the Catholic faith. After having been to a state University and a catholic college, I'd much rather send my kids to the state university, where at least they associate the drugs, alcohol abuse, frat parties, sexual objectification, anti-Americanism, anti-clericism and promotion of abortion, gay sex and promiscuity with an attack on their upbringing.