Being Catholic is a choice. If what you believe goes against Catholic teaching do not be Catholic.
The Catholic Church isn't oppressing any group since people can choose whether or not they want to be Catholic. That's like me saying I'm being oppressed in the Uottawa Italian Club because I don't like the rules of the club. Well, at any time I can leave. Slavery is oppression. What happens to women and homosexuals in countries like Iran is oppression.
Do you think we'd describe American slavery (or any slavery for that matter) as oppression if at any time the slave can simply choose not to be a slave anymore? Of course not, to suggest otherwise would be silly.
If you're gay and Catholic and don't like the rules of the Church, there are plenty of other churches that would be happy to have you. If you're gay and you follow the rules of the Catholic Church, I'm happy to call you brother.
The Catholic Church isn't oppressing any group since people can choose whether or not they want to be Catholic. That's like me saying I'm being oppressed in the Uottawa Italian Club because I don't like the rules of the club. Well, at any time I can leave. Slavery is oppression. What happens to women and homosexuals in countries like Iran is oppression.
Do you think we'd describe American slavery (or any slavery for that matter) as oppression if at any time the slave can simply choose not to be a slave anymore? Of course not, to suggest otherwise would be silly.
If you're gay and Catholic and don't like the rules of the Church, there are plenty of other churches that would be happy to have you. If you're gay and you follow the rules of the Catholic Church, I'm happy to call you brother.
Pope criticises gay marriage and abortion at cathedral consecration in Spain
- 07/11/2010 08:18:06 PM
1497 Views
Can't wait to see what he says about sanctity of life next time he's in TX....
- 07/11/2010 08:51:41 PM
1324 Views
You know, next time you tell people to not reopen certain debates...
- 07/11/2010 09:28:21 PM
1187 Views
Does Spain distinguish between secular and sacramental marriage?
- 08/11/2010 01:10:47 AM
1079 Views
I would assume so, but can't say for sure.
- 08/11/2010 10:27:01 AM
998 Views
Well, that's the out then.
- 08/11/2010 11:00:14 PM
1070 Views
I'm more looking forward to how the Texans affirm their support for the institution like Spain
- 09/11/2010 11:36:16 PM
904 Views
The Catholic Church as a whole is opposed to capital punishment, and is fairly vocal about it.
- 09/11/2010 11:55:18 PM
7332 Views
But that's personal issues of the clergy and whatnot involved. It's not doctrine
- 13/11/2010 02:20:38 AM
994 Views
Spain doesn't have to deal with Fourteenth Amendments Equal Protection Clause.
- 10/11/2010 12:25:05 PM
1237 Views
Re: Spain doesn't have to deal with Fourteenth Amendments Equal Protection Clause.
- 13/11/2010 02:25:01 AM
1079 Views
Now that is the way to protest against the Pope. I wish people had thought of that here. *NM*
- 07/11/2010 09:02:51 PM
429 Views
The girl on girl kissing? Hell, yeah.
- 07/11/2010 09:23:17 PM
972 Views
you must have the Ugly lesbian Club in your area 
- 07/11/2010 09:28:02 PM
1046 Views
- 07/11/2010 09:28:02 PM
1046 Views
Re: you must have the Ugly lesbian Club in your area
- 07/11/2010 10:05:58 PM
1068 Views
- 07/11/2010 10:05:58 PM
1068 Views
she's lesbian.
- 07/11/2010 10:32:37 PM
966 Views
Re: she's lesbian.
- 08/11/2010 01:14:32 AM
964 Views
lol sorry. I wasn't trying to come off all offended or like I was trying to spoil your joke
- 08/11/2010 01:26:54 AM
960 Views
- 08/11/2010 01:26:54 AM
960 Views
Referring to the 1930s and then talking of re-evangelization is a rather painful gaffe, I must say.
- 07/11/2010 09:13:19 PM
982 Views
dang. how big and fancy is this cathedral going to be? *NM*
- 07/11/2010 09:28:44 PM
516 Views
Huge, but mostly it's just been built very slowly for financial reasons.
- 08/11/2010 10:23:32 AM
1065 Views
Uh yeah because Franco was worse than the communists....
- 08/11/2010 03:43:55 AM
960 Views
- 08/11/2010 03:43:55 AM
960 Views
Was he worse? We'll never know, seeing how he was the one that came out on top.
- 08/11/2010 10:17:10 AM
1044 Views
Re: Was he worse? We'll never know, seeing how he was the one that came out on top.
- 08/11/2010 03:31:45 PM
1139 Views
Re: Was he worse? We'll never know, seeing how he was the one that came out on top.
- 08/11/2010 10:28:01 PM
1004 Views
Re: Was he worse? We'll never know, seeing how he was the one that came out on top.
- 09/11/2010 10:24:38 AM
1268 Views
Ah, classic communist logic.
- 09/11/2010 08:17:48 PM
951 Views
No
- 09/11/2010 08:20:21 PM
1011 Views
I wouldn't expect anything less of him. *NM*
- 08/11/2010 02:28:36 AM
458 Views
Yeah, wouldn't it be hilariously awesome if he was, like, "Dudes, gay marriage ain't so bad." *NM*
- 08/11/2010 02:58:48 AM
513 Views
Again: The Pope doesn't oppress anyone.
- 08/11/2010 03:40:19 AM
1036 Views
Awesome, except he's attacking people leaving, too. *NM*
- 08/11/2010 04:30:02 AM
453 Views
I would too.
- 08/11/2010 05:08:37 AM
970 Views
well fine, but you're telling them to leave, and attacking them for doing so.
- 08/11/2010 07:18:45 PM
849 Views
And here come the ad hominem attacks.
- 08/11/2010 09:32:23 PM
1004 Views
No, it's more like a boss firing an employee and then bitching about them leaving. *NM*
- 08/11/2010 10:43:56 PM
530 Views
Did you hear the Church have stopped approving applications for people to officially leave,
- 08/11/2010 07:13:15 PM
957 Views
Not at all.
- 08/11/2010 09:29:29 PM
974 Views
Yeah, I'm with Dragonsoul on this one
- 08/11/2010 09:39:13 PM
858 Views
It makes a difference when they use your name as part of a statistic
- 09/11/2010 12:28:51 AM
1202 Views
Re: Pope criticises gay marriage and abortion at cathedral consecration in Spain
- 08/11/2010 05:24:46 PM
821 Views
This is funny.
- 09/11/2010 08:42:52 PM
877 Views
I often wonder the same thing, think about the sheer quantity of proven pedophile priests, then...
- 13/11/2010 11:07:39 PM
948 Views