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To: RightDemocrat; 43north

The Anglicans and the Orthodox - both of which allow married clergy - have major problems with homosexuality. The Anglicans deal with it by making it a sacrament (gay "marriage"), and the Orthodox deal with it by hiding it.

When the rector at St. Vlad's tried to stop it, the only effect was that the gays there "married" women (who came to the seminary to take catechist classes, but actually to find husbands) but continued with their unfortunate habits.

Celibacy has nothing to do with having an established gay colony. It's all about the ethic of the church in question. To my knowledge, the Orthodox in the US have managed to get the problem under control, while the Anglicans have let gays take over. We shall see what happens in the Catholic Church.


29 posted on 09/24/2005 7:32:51 PM PDT by livius
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To: livius

These days, married men need to be screened as closely as single men (especially in "metrosexual cultures") like Europe and the NE USA.

Given a culture overrun with sexuality there are many miscreants to be found.

Back in the days of old we were too busy worrying about where our next meal was going to come from rather than our next "relevant encounter". Yuck!!! NORMAL people aren't wired that way. I'll stick to providing for my family thank you.


30 posted on 09/24/2005 7:40:10 PM PDT by 43north (If you're not liberal at 20 you have no heart. If you're still liberal at 40 you have no brain.)
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