Posted on 03/07/2006 9:53:55 AM PST by presidio9
My point was that the media has certainly focused on both of these lay organizations, and neither one disputes Catholic doctrines. When I want something changed in my own parish, I bring it to the direct attention of my pastor.
will they focus on proper gerbil handling and care?
"So, what did you major in?"
Actually, this is the first degree I've heard about that is perhaps MORE useless than a Women's Studies degree!
I don't want to study queers.
And then demand other institutions offer the courses.
Try using real numbers, backed up by real logic. Until then stick your made-up crap back up your butt where it came from.
A Queer degree prepares one for what profession?
Human Resources departments of corporations that have capitulated to pressure groups.
Those numbers sound pretty legitmate to me. The fact that priests are less likely to be involved in sexual improprieties than the male population in general is not disputed.
The same thing that's always been going on. The Catholic church has always turned a blind eye to homosexuals, and now they are actually teaching "queer studies" in a Catholic school. I didn't make that up. You can't make this stuff up!
How do you explain the Catholic church offering a minor in queer studies, in the midst of a scandal involving homosexual pedophilia among the priesthood? Do you consider that to be a good idea? What were they thinking; "hey, I have an idea, let's quench the fears of our congregations regarding pedophile priests by teaching queer studies?" WTF?
Wow, I did not realize the market for Restroom Attendants was large enough to support this.
You really need to get a handle on your generalizations. Depaul University is not "The Catholic Church."
Apparently, I am a DU'er because I absolutely cannot tolerate pedophiles, nor will I tolerate anybody who does. I don't think that I want to go to any of GOP_Party_Animal's "parties".
Lev. 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination...
Let known homosexuals into the priesthood in the 60s, you wind up with high level homosexuals in positions of power in the 90s and 2000's.... so what was once inconcievable is not encouraged.... The American Roman Catholic Church MUST PURGE ITS RANKS OF THESE FOLKS IMMEDIATELY.... no longer letting them in is NOT an acceptable solution.
They must be purged if the church is to remain viable, relevant and not a mockery of itself.
You are ignoring my question. Why haven't you personally done anything to clean up the Catholic Church?
Nope.
If so, what are you doing to clean up your Church?
I don't go to church. I got turned off to the hypocrisy of "I'm not perfect, just forgiven" a long time ago. The bible has some very good words and lessons in it. Most of the churches that I have attended throughout my life ignore most of those words and lessons.
A friend of mine is a Catholic. When this pedophilia scandal came to the forefront a few years back, I asked him about it. He told me that when he was growing up, there was a priest in his church who was a very powerful preacher, and a wonderful man of God. However, neither his parents nor anybody else's would let their children be alone with him. That spoke volumes. They knew.
I think somebody should rat them out to Pope Benedict.
They could use a few inquisitors or Templars to straighten out their warped thinking there.
Thank you for jumping in. The big thing now is that they are making a difference between homosexuals in the priesthood and "practicing" homosexuals in the priesthood. I don't know how many times I have read that "as long as they don't act on their urges it's OK". The problem is that if they act on their urges another child gets molested in church. It has to stop, and they wont stop it. They did a cost-benefit analysis and decided that they'd rather pay the settlements than kick the homosexuals out of the priesthood.
So, in other words, you are not a Catholic. Pedophilia cases in the Catholic Church make good news stories, and they sell a lot of papers, but they actually represent a tiny percentage of the total cases. If pedophilia is a big issue for you, you are probably aware of the fact that it is much more common in public schools. Why aren"t you posting your commnets there? Sounds to me like you just hate the Catholic Church and are looking to vent your frustrations.
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