Posted on 11/23/2005 4:05:59 PM PST by craig_eddy
BOSTON (Reuters) - Gay rights activists and liberal Catholics girded on Wednesday for a long battle over the Vatican's tougher stance on homosexuality, predicting the Church would lose thousands of followers in the United States.
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Oh wait, note to "gay rights activists"........THE VATICAN DOESN'T GIVE A RIP WHAT YOU THINK
Girded? I bet they did something else. Or has that word been hijacked too?
I am not sure that "Gay rights activists and liberal Catholics" are actual followers to lost. I would say that they are already gone, but just don't know it yet.
I must have missed the part where the moral values of the Church became something that were voted on.
Next they'll want to sue...
I thought that homosexuals only make up 2% of the population. Are they saying the whole 2% will drop out because the Catholic Church doesnt want gay priests? Liberals???. I never met a liberal who wanted their kids molested by fag priests.
When we speak of Boston is there really a difference between homosexuals and liberals?
The Church may lose a few people, but not near as many as they will lose if gay Priests keep molesting children and the church does nothing. In my hometown I will stick my neck out and say we wont lose one Catholic because of this.
Liberals just don't get this
The Catholic Church operates under authority
Scripture / Tradition / Papal
And without the underlying authority
would be just a big social group
They must remain true to the authority under which
They obtain their empowerment
If the Bible says that Homosexuality is sinful,
and Papal authority upholds tradition,
And that the ordained ministers must be sober
and upright in character, not given of the sins of the flesh
Then that's what they must hold to.
Or their witness grows dark, the spirit fails,
and grace is withdrawn
And they become just another big social club
"...predicting the Church would lose thousands of followers in the United States."
Good riddance. It's not a popularity contest.
Smart money says the Boston Catholic Church will split from the Vatican by 2015.
What battle do gays and liberal Catholics have in mind? Do they expect polls and public opinion to sway Pope Benedict? These people are too full of themselves.
And become what? The US Episcopal Church?
I hear they already have flamingly homsexual Bishops?
I did see that your Archbishop (in Boston) refused to attend a luncheon honoring Menino, so maybe there's hope.
*ping*
What do they plan to do exactly? Take the Pope to Federal Court? I wouldn't put it past 'em. My bet is these guys don't go every Sunday anyway (or maybe not even ANY Sunday).
Should say: Gay rights activists and liberal Catholics girded their loins and puckered their sphincters on Wednesday for a long battle....
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