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To: Catholicguy
<>Tell us how the Pope is engaged in doublespeak here<>

I'm sure you can figure that out for yourself and you don't need me to explain that by using euphemisms and politically-correct language, the Pope skirted the issue. The word is homosexuals. That's what we need purged from the seminaries and the priesthood.

His use of "deviations in their affections" is ambiguous. It could mean deviating from their love of God to love of sexual relations with women, or obsessions with non-religious activities, or sex with goats.

24 posted on 09/12/2002 1:04:19 PM PDT by Orual
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To: Orual
<>Tell us how the Pope is engaged in doublespeak here<>

I'm sure you can figure that out for yourself and you don't need me to explain that by using euphemisms and politically-correct language, the Pope skirted the issue. The word is homosexuals. That's what we need purged from the seminaries and the priesthood.

<> It would have taken far less time for you to admit the Pope isn't engaged in doublespeak. You can't defend your rash characterisation so you will just pretend it is apparent to me - even though I deny the Pope uses doublespeak.<> What word describes your rhetoric? And, I don't mean paralepsis; wherein you begin by stating you don't have to explain to me...and then you go ahead and do explain. No, what I am asking for is the word to describe your rash and false charge the Pope uses doublespeak. What word or short phrase characterises your actions?<>

50 posted on 09/13/2002 5:29:59 AM PDT by Catholicguy
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