Just putting things in perspective lest you guys get carried away by a few apt words about gays. Catholics have been too easily gulled in the past by such papal nostrums--duped by the Pope's conservative morality into accepting outrages against the faith like Assisi. And by the way, just for the record--how is it the Pope doesn't back up his words with actions? The last I heard Rome had decided to drop its officially-declared 1961 prohibition against gays entering the seminaries. Granted it was widely ignored anyhow--but it was a good idea, given the scandals that mushroomed following the Council.
Seems sensible enough to me, why would Pope John Paul II be against happy guys entering the seminaries?
More evidence of just how far you have distanced yourself from the Catholic Church. You aren't the first person in history to disagree with a Pontiff and you won't be the last. It is okay to agree with those doctrines that match your personal beliefs, without bashing the entire Magisterium in your disdain for certain articles that don't line up with your traditionalist views.
If, as you claim, you pray for the Holy Father each week, at least show some respect, instead of airing dirty laundry in public.
You heard wrong--no surprise. Your Ph.D. is NOT in hearing well.