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Catholic clergyman blames scandal on homosexuality; calls U.S. 'immoral' nation
Boston.com/AP ^ | 4/22/02 | Elizabeth Lesure

Posted on 04/22/2002 8:19:12 AM PDT by LarryLied

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:07:43 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

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To: Thorn11cav
Homosexuality is NOT A SIN !!... What has this priest been smoking.

Not Catholic so I'm not sure but I believe the Church distinguishes between being something and acting. Homosexuals can be priests as long as they don't practice their perversion.

41 posted on 04/22/2002 9:47:46 AM PDT by LarryLied
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To: sinkspur
I agree now the Vatican is knocking America. With us or against JPII.
43 posted on 04/22/2002 10:09:58 AM PDT by weikel
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To: Thorn11cav
I think I've been pretty "respectful" of your pagan practices...so about a break, jerk-off !

"respectful"? You obviously are under the influence of narcotics or alcohol to make a statement like that. Your posts confirm that you are a liar. You've admitted to being married and divorced, what, five times, maybe more. How about telling us what Christ said about divorce. Having you comment on anything moral is like having Clinton wax poetic on the Constitution or the rule of law.

45 posted on 04/22/2002 10:24:41 AM PDT by SMEDLEYBUTLER
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To: SMEDLEYBUTLER
Inferring someone is drunk and immoral is a personal attack if you ask me.
46 posted on 04/22/2002 10:28:00 AM PDT by marajade
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To: LarryLied
. . .gay men should not be allowed to become priests Got that right! Thanks for the post. Sometimes you get the feeling nobody is doing anything about this abominable mess! Good to know this priest is speaking out for the right.
47 posted on 04/22/2002 10:28:01 AM PDT by Saundra Duffy
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To: SMEDLEYBUTLER
Nice try! As expected someone took this as a personal attack on the Catholic church. In response to your ill thought out rant.

1. Protestants don't claim to be Celibant.

2. Show me where I said the statement by Jesus was a Commandment.

3. Be careful who you call ignorant. This sometimes shows the true ignorance.

4. This was not an attack on religion it was a wakeup call.

5. You can ignore it like you have in the past and nothing will change.

6. You can do what you suggest I do and take the Log out of your Eye.

7. You can stop attacking all the others and straighten your own house out.

8. Sin is sin is sin no matter who's house it visits. Turning the other cheek to sin is also a sin.

9. You can stop wasting the majority of your time linking everyone to your multitude of defensive scriptures and start listening.

Last but, not least, I learn the Bible, I do not teach it. Find the Statement on marriage by Jesus yourself. You could use the practice. Hint: It's in the New Testament. NOT THE OLD!

49 posted on 04/22/2002 10:28:44 AM PDT by chachacha
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To: Thorn11cav
"Ya'll and the Mormons believe that a updated version of the scriptures and contents is available from people with a DIRECT connection to GOD."

On another thread I was told I couldn't even have an opinion in relation to the Word of God says just because I wasn't the Pope or a Priest... Unbelievable...

50 posted on 04/22/2002 10:30:18 AM PDT by marajade
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To: marajade
No one asked you, did they. If you were aware of the bigoted statements that Thorn11cav has made in the past against Catholicism you'd likely agree with my hypothesis.
51 posted on 04/22/2002 10:33:21 AM PDT by SMEDLEYBUTLER
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To: SMEDLEYBUTLER
I can only go by what that person has stated on this thread though to be fair though right...

I felt they had an issue though about who is more right... The Pope, a priest, or the Word of God...

52 posted on 04/22/2002 10:35:43 AM PDT by marajade
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To: Thorn11cav
You people would catch a lot less flack if you wern't so hateful and haudy in your responses.

Hey, pot. This is the kettle. Check your color.

53 posted on 04/22/2002 10:35:59 AM PDT by sinkspur
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To: chachacha
I learn the Bible

Not very well. Read Matthew 19:12, 27-29.

Is it any surprise, to any one, that a religion who boasts its sanctimonius celibacy is failing miserably.

"Celibacy has failed from its inception".

Care to provide the proof for those claims.

1. Protestants don't claim to be Celibant.(sic)

Unmarried Protestants are supposed to be celibate. Perhaps that's another part of the Bible you haven't learned.

54 posted on 04/22/2002 10:40:17 AM PDT by SMEDLEYBUTLER
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To: SMEDLEYBUTLER
"GET A LIFE"
55 posted on 04/22/2002 10:43:14 AM PDT by chachacha
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To: Enterprise
i thought it was rectum
56 posted on 04/22/2002 10:43:22 AM PDT by ffusco
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To: sinkspur
that the Catholic Church is entirely to blame for this crisis.

How so?

57 posted on 04/22/2002 11:00:24 AM PDT by Petronski
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To: Huck
So if your wife tells you she loves you a "lot"....how do you MEASURE that?

With all due respect, your Analysis leads you to Paralysis. Think for yourself without havng to have an absolute number in front of you. I'll bet you are a LOT of fun!! :)

58 posted on 04/22/2002 11:04:20 AM PDT by Ann Archy
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To: chachacha
Good one, that'll teach him to mess with you.
59 posted on 04/22/2002 11:15:13 AM PDT by iranger
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To: Ann Archy
So if your wife tells you she loves you a "lot"....how do you MEASURE that?

Wouldn't you like to know ;-)

With all due respect, your Analysis leads you to Paralysis. Think for yourself without havng to have an absolute number in front of you. I'll bet you are a LOT of fun!! :)

All I am saying is that it's one thing to say America is sinful and needs to repent. It's another to say America is the most sinful nation in the western hemisphere. That's a factual claim. With all due respect, the Monsigner ( I apologize for the improper Mr. before)should back it up with facts--statistics--or try to refrain from presenting conjecture as fact. Maybe it's OK with you, but I don't take kindly to people making unsubstatiated attacks on the character of America. If the Monsigner is going to say to the world that we are more sinful than, say, Colombia, or Brazil, let him tell us how he knows, so we can all measure the reliability of his information.

And yeah, I'm loads of fun :-P

60 posted on 04/22/2002 11:21:33 AM PDT by Huck
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