Posted on 07/27/2002 8:06:59 AM PDT by sinkspur
Bullseye! Methinks many of the bishops don't want the spotlight of scrutiny to shine too brightly upon themselves. There are more Weaklands amongst the episcopacy.
Like many of his peers, Dallas Coadjutor Bishop Joseph Galante concludes that the sexual orientation of a priest or seminarian is irrelevant; they should have "psycho-sexual maturity" and be spiritually and socially healthy.
Orientation certainly was irrelevant in the cases of Kos, Geoghan, Shanley, et al wasn't it Joseph. Galante should change his name to P.T. Barnum and continue dodging the spotlight. He's just another cafeteria cleric. The message he sends the laity by ignoring Vatican decree is that they too can pick and choose. People like him are dangerous to the faith.
OTOH, I agree wholeheartedly with you that those who 'twist' the doctrine or teachings ought to be dealt with, quickly and firmly.
Those who preach and agitate in this fashion ought to be TOSSED!!!!
Gays are attracted to the priesthood because it guarentees ACCESS...just like gays want to be Boy Scout Leaders. I maintain a constitutional right to be DISGUSTED by adult gays who target kids and teens. The media is WAY OFF base to call them "pedophile" priests. More accurately in MOST cases, they are GAY-Pedophile priests....but the pro-gay folks don't want anyone to connect the dots between "GAY and Pedophile".
You: Then he isn't gay. Gay means active lifestyle.
You're right. The Catholic church teaches that it's okay to be gay IF you remain celibate. Of course this is NOT Christian. Catholic dont' believe that through God ALL things are possible. Catholics don't believe that. It's redefined compassion.
If you look at the Exodus website that helps gays straighten themselves out, you'll see that it is ONLY the Catholics that find being gay acceptable. Humorously they call their litel group "Courage". It is anything but that. It is "courage" to turn away from the gay lifestyle and mindset and lead a heterosexual life as God intended. ALL the other groups trying to help gays call on God to help them and they have SUCCESS! So, Catholics are soft on gays.
More importantly God abhors the unnatrualness of being gay whether it be male or female same sex attraction. God also holds religious leaders to a higher standard. I am continually amazed at what the Catholic church does in violating God's Word. NO gay is fit to be a leader in anything godly. This is akin to mocking God with this abomination as His representative. Once again, Catholicism is not Biblical and does not follow the teachings of Christ. As for me, my daughter is not permitted near of in a Catholic church. I don't want her in danger of this perversion that is protected by the Catholic church.
As long as the priest is not engaging in sexual relations (as any of his unmarried parishioners would be forbidden to do), why do we care about his sexual orientation? This priest should not fear anything, unless he is misbehaving.
Homosexuality = predispostion
Gay = lifestyle
The article & others like it (conveniently) equates the two terms, so that:
Homosexual = Gay
and, successfully confuses the underlying issue - can a priest live a gay lifestyle.
The Roman Catholic Church has decided that a gay lifestyle is an inappropriate & unacceptable lifestyle for a Roman Catholic Priest.
The very concept is diametrically opposed to God's law and Natural law, whichever holds value for you.
There are no gay priests, period. If they are actively engaged in activity which would define them as such, then they are not actively representing any interests in the name of God. When any church makes a point to recongize them they have effectively openly declared they are not a church that serves God, but instead serve the enemy.
What a telling remark.It infers that there was an "expected" direction that this "scandal"would take and that it was not a demand for a critical review of the suitabiity of homosexuals for,or,in the priesthood.
A minority of priests (homosexuals) brought about over 95% of the molestations against teenage boys. Clearly, homosexual men (and priests) are much, much more likely to involve themselves sexually with teenagers than are heterosexual men. Most parents I know will NEVER let their sons be alone with a priest anywhere, and for good reason. We have several thousand reasons (homosexual molestations)to not trust priests with our sons. Further, most of the homosexual priests are sexually active. Who trusts a priest who can't keep his vows, and who actively sins? The Catholic Church has to decide - a queerized Church, vs. one in which people can trust their priests around their kids.
Because Sinkspur, homosexual priests have shown a strong tendency in the Church to molest teenage boys. How the heck should I know if a priest is celibate? All I know now is that there are hordes of sexually active homosexual priests in my Church, and that we're supposed (ha ha) to trust our sons with them (and to teach them Catholic sexual morality too).
Read Goodbye, Good Men. We have huge number of homosexual priests actively engaged in the gay (promiscuous) lifestyle. If the Roman Catholic Church has made this decision, it hasn't enforced it one wit.
Every survey I've seen shows that the homosexual priests in the Church are 80%, 90% sexually active. They should be rooted out.
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