Posted on 07/03/2009 4:37:01 PM PDT by NYer
In response to a question about statements made by those affiliated with the president’s administration, President Obama offered his position on homosexual rights with regard to the Church.
“For the gay and lesbian community in this country, I think it’s clear that they feel victimized in fairly powerful ways and they’re often hurt by not just certain teachings of the Catholic Church, but the Christian faith generally,” said the president. “And as a Christian, I’m constantly wrestling with my faith and my solicitude and regard and concern for gays and lesbians.”
“To the extent that I weighed into these debates, what I often discover is that there’s a lot of heat and sound and fury on both sides of these debates, even among people who I consider to be good people on either side,” he added.
“I guess I would stand by my statement in Cairo that a position that dismisses religious belief and faith as intolerant without — in a knee-jerk fashion I think is — doesn’t understand the power and good that faith can serve in the world.”
He acknowledged that there have been times “where religion has been used in the service of not such good stuff” and said that “it’s incumbent upon us to — at least in my own view — to engage in some deep reflection and entertain a willingness to question whether we are acting in a way that’s consistent with not just church teachings, but also what Jesus Christ Our Lord called on us to do: Treat others as we would treat ourselves. Be our brother’s keepers.”
Ping!
What a waffler.
more MUSH from 0bama
and Sarah Palin is criticized for being incoherent
another question above his paygrade?
or just dodge, bump and weave?
if anyone really loves the homos would have told them to stop doing what they do. how many millions of them died young and for what? that is tragedy all right
The church, Christ, offers them salvation, healing, redemption, restoration, same as it does to the rest of us.
If someone feels victimized by that then they aren’t ready for it.
Has there ever been, in the history of this country, such a mealy-mouthed, “have-it-both-ways-all-the-time” President?????
I’m not Catholic.
You still can’t trust Obama on a damn thing...except that he is out to bankrupt America and turn us all into his vassals.
The depth and breadth of this man's intellect is astounding.
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The TOTUS would do better.
the POSOTUS (thats right POSOTUS) is a known bone smuggling turd burgler.....via Frank Marshall Davis and Larry Sinclair
Ya, that struck me as so awkward. Religion has been used in the service of not such good stuff? His word choice is very poor for a man of such alleged education and intellect.
It’s obvious, again that Obama has no idea what the Catholic Church actually believes about homosexuality.
I even wonder if he knows the books of the Bible in which homosexuality is condemned?
Hey, you’re still a brother/sister.
Of course he doesn’t, EVERYTHING Zero knows about Catholicism comes from Bernardin, Jenkins, Pfleger and Kmiec.
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Catholics are tough on homosexuals?
Last time I checked, Muslims were executing them. Now, that’s being tough!
WHAT???? And if the “christian church” is SOOOOO hurtful to gays, how’s ISLAM workin for them these days? But NOOOOO, Barry sees nothing hurtful in ISLAM.......
“but also what Jesus Christ Our Lord called on us to do:”
He invokes the name of that which he does not believe in. How insulting and offensive.
For the gay and lesbian community in this country, I think it’s clear that they feel victimized in fairly powerful ways and they’re often hurt by not just certain teachings of the Catholic Church, but the Christian faith generally,” said the president.
All sinners, at times feel hurt by the teaching of the Word.
Like any other sinner they have the means to stop that hurt.
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